Gareth Bale "gutted" to miss out on Champions League quarter-final

Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale has admitted that he is "gutted" to be sitting out this evening's Champions League quarter-final tie against Atletico Madrid.

The city rivals are currently locked at 0-0 following last week's first leg, although the Welshman will play no part due to a leg injury sustained against Malaga last weekend.

It was announced on Monday that the world's most expensive player is likely to be out of action for between two and three weeks, meaning that he could feature in the final four of the competition should Los Blancos progress.

Gutted not to be playing tonight, but working hard to get back to fitness. Good luck lads!! @realmadrid Muy triste por no poder jugar esta noche, pero trabajando muy duro para regresar rápido. Buena suerte muchachos

A photo posted by Gareth Bale (@garethbale11) on Apr 22, 2015 at 6:36am PDT

Bale has made 43 appearances for Madrid this season, scoring 17 goals in the process.