![epa06307520 Real Madrid's players (L-R) Achraf Hakim, Gareth Bale, Marcelo Vieira, and Jesus Vallejo attend a training session at Valdebebas sports city in Madrid, Spain, 04 November 2017. Real Madrid will face UD Las Palmas in a Spanish Primera Division soccer match on 05 November. EPA/Kiko Huesca](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BZNLMTSA7UNBLGKW5PCSMG3PH4.jpg?smart=true&auth=06938a97e6cc97dc1329adad6d210a5f35f5294bf54b3c4f768be0be2b5dbebe&width=400&height=225)
In four full seasons, Gareth Bale, left, has lifted the Uefa Champions League three times and scored 70 goals. Kiko Huesca / EPA
In four full seasons, Gareth Bale, left, has lifted the Uefa Champions League three times and scored 70 goals. Kiko Huesca / EPA
Gareth Bale a target of Spanish sports media after Welsh football star picks another injury
Bale, 28, has featured in just 24 matches as ankle operation last November was followed by calf strains and now thigh problem
Agence France Presse
11 November, 2017