‘Disc protrusion no problem for Bale’

Real coach Carlo Ancelotti has said Gareth Bale is fit for selection when Los Blancos host Malaga on Saturday despite the fact the 24-year-old has a slight disc protrusion in his back. ‘Bale is available for tomorrow,’ Ancelotti said. ‘He doesn’t have a back problem, his problem was the lack of a pre-season. If you look at his last four years he has played more than 120 games.’