{"id":249094,"date":"2016-09-17T13:03:22","date_gmt":"2016-09-17T13:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=249094"},"modified":"2016-09-17T13:03:22","modified_gmt":"2016-09-17T13:03:22","slug":"ronaldo-bale-out-of-real-madrids-visit-to-espanyol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=249094","title":{"rendered":"Ronaldo, Bale out of Real Madrid’s visit to Espanyol"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Real Madrid forwards Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo will miss their team’s La Liga game at Espanyol on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Bale picked up a hip problem in the 2-1 Champions League win at Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

It remains to be seen if he will be fit for Wales when they visit Austria on 6 October and host Georgia three days later in 2018 World Cup qualifiers.<\/p>\n

Portugal international Ronaldo has been ruled out with flu.<\/p>\n

“Cristiano will not travel with us, he has a sore throat and we’re not going to risk him,” Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane said.<\/p>\n

“We have games every three days and we can’t take risks with such an important player. Bale received a strong knock to the hip on Wednesday and he’s not going to travel either.<\/p>\n

“This is a group, we have important players so when a player has something wrong it’s better for someone else to come in and do well. We always have to think about the team.”<\/p>\n

Real Madrid will be bidding to equal Barcelona’s record of 16 consecutive La Liga wins, set under manager Pep Guardiola in the 2010-11 season. when they visit Espanyol (19:45 BST).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n