Official @FAWales statement: Bale will miss the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Repulic of Ireland.

Bale feels honoured to be recognized by his teammates at the @FAWales Awards 2017.

Congratulations to @GarethBale11, who has been named the @FAWales Players' Player of the Year.

Zidane: "He's going with his national team. It's not an injury but we would prefer if he didn't play."

Bale's volley against Borussia Dortmund has been named #UCL Goal of the Week.

Zidane: "We decided to leave Bale out of the squad against Espanyol. Nothing happened to him, it's just a precaution that we took."

Bale's goal against Espanyol in the 2016/17 season ⚡

Bale 🆚 Espanyol: 6 games 🏃 3 goals ⚽ 2 assists 🅰 Involved in a goal once every 91 minutes ⌚

Bale's free-kick goal against Espanyol in the 2014/15 season 🎯

Most goals + assists for Real Madrid this season: 7⃣ Bale ⚽⚽⚽🅰🅰🅰🅰 5⃣ Ronaldo ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽ 5⃣ Asensio ⚽⚽⚽⚽🅰 3⃣ Isco ⚽🅰🅰

Zidane: "His state of fitness will determine whether he joins up with the national team or not."

Zidane: "Bale? It's just a light strain, nothing major, but we don't like to take any risks. That's all there is to it."

Bale is set to miss tonight's La Liga game against Espanyol as a precaution due to a slight muscle strain.

Bale: "It's important to always win every game. We're not leading La Liga and it's good to return to that winning mentality."

Bale: "It was good to start off like that. I tried to make good contact with the ball and luckily it finished up in the back of the net."