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Zinedine Zidane confirms Gareth Bale "preferred" not to play against Man City

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Gareth Bale has refused to face Manchester City in the Champions League.Bale was left out of Real's 24-man squad for tomorrow's last 16, second leg showdown with Pep Guardiola's men at the Etihad.It was thought Bale had been dropped - but Real boss Zinedine Zidane has revealed the 31-year-old wasn't prepared to come to England for the crucial clash due to personal reasons.He said: "I will explain.

People have said a lot of things, but we have respect between manager and player. It's clear, from a personal conversation I've had with him, that he preferred not to play.

He said he didn't want to play."Yes. I don't want to add anything else. The rest is a private conversation between player and coach.

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