Bale and Hazard out of Real Madrid match against Sheriff

Posted November 22, 2021 6:00 am

The Associated Press

Real Madrid's Eden Hazard, right, vies for the ball with Rayo's Oscar Valentin during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) The Associated Press

MADRID (AP) - Gareth Bale and Eden Hazard were not included in Real Madrid's squad for the Champions League match at Sheriff because of health issues, the club said on Monday.

Both players were not available for coach Carlo Ancelotti after returning from the international break, and missed the team's 4-1 win at Granada in the Spanish league on Sunday.

Hazard has yet to recover from a stomach virus, while Bale hurt a calf muscle while captaining Wales.

Karim Benzema, VinÃcius JÃºnior, Rodrygo, Mariano DÃaz and Luka Jovic will be the forwards available on Wednesday.

Madrid visits newcomer Sheriff as the Group D leader. It can advance to the knockout stage with a victory. It will secure first place if it wins and second-placed Inter Milan doesn't defeat last-placed Shakhtar Donetsk in the other group game.

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Real Madrid's Eden Hazard, center, duels for the ball during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) The Associated Press

In this photo taken with a slow shutter speed Real Madrid's Eden Hazard runs during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) The Associated Press

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