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In the week leading up to El Clasico, Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale was rehabbing from a leg injury. After missing the last two matches, it wasn’t certain that he would play in the game against Barcelona.
But a solid week of practice led to the Wales star opting to give it a go Sunday.
However, that didn’t last long.
Bale hobbled off the field in the match in the 39th minute with what seemed to be a recurrence of his previous leg injury. Bale stretched out with his left leg to try and stop a piece of play from Barcelona’s offense, but it left him on the ground in serious pain.
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Bale was unable to return due to his injury and was replaced in the match by Asensio. He’s just the third British-born player to play in 100 La Liga games. The former Tottenham player has won two Champions League titles since joining Real Madrid, but hasn’t had a huge impact this season due to injuries. He has scored only nine goals in 25 appearances this season in La Liga.
After playing from 2007-2013 for Tottenham, Bale was transferred to Real Madrid, signing a six-year contract for an undisclosed fee. However, it’d been reported that the fee was a world record 100 million Euros (about $107 million USD).
In his four seasons playing for Real Madrid, Bale has tallied 54 goals in 99 appearances.
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Chris Bucher is a sports, politics and general news contributor to Heavy. A University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh graduate, Bucher spent time as the business editor at The Waukesha Freeman and was also the former sports assistant editor. You can follow him on Twitter @Buchage and reach him at chris.bucher@heavy.com.April 23, 2017 4:37 pm
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