Real Madrid star Gareth Bale suffers knee injury

Real Madrid are likely to be without in-form forward Gareth Bale this weekend because of a knee injury.

The Welshman has scored four goals in five matches and saw his shot deflected home for the winner against Manchester City in the Champions League semi-finals in midweek.

However, he looks set to miss Sunday's La Liga contest against Valencia with what Madrid described on their website as a "joint strain in his right knee".

Los Blancos also confirmed this afternoon that Keylor Navas is struggling with "tendinitis in the Achilles tendon of his left foot".

With two games left of the La Liga season, Real are a point behind Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in a tight race to the finish.