Gareth Bale has been left out of Real Madrid’s Champions League squad to face Manchester City as he “preferred not to play”, according to manager Zinedine Zidane.
The Welshman appears to have fallen out of favour with the La Liga-winning manager, having been benched in the latter part of the season.
And it has seen rumours emerge of an exit for the forward, with a Premier League move speculated. But the Madrid boss has suggested there is no tension between the pair as they gear up to face City, who they are trailing 2-1 ahead of the second leg.Speaking in the pre-match press conference, Zidane said: “I’ll explain.
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