There Is No Name Gareth Bale In The Madrid Contra City Squad

JAKARTA - Zinedine Zidane announced the 24 players who will be brought to Manchester on Wednesday. There is no Gareth Bale name in the squad.

Los Blancos will face Manchester City in the second leg of the Champions League last 16 which will be played on Friday. In this match Real are determined to reverse their 1-2 defeat in the first leg to reach the quarter-finals.

Bale's absence to Manchester added to the Welshman's suffering in Madrid this season.

Although Los Merengues were able to win the Spanish League title, Bale only made two appearances in 11 matches after the Spanish league resumed. From the record of the two appearances, he only became a core player once.

He was caught on camera standing alone as the team celebrated the Spanish League title after they were confirmed to have secured the title, and a photo of Bale pretending to be asleep while Real playing against Alaves put him even more into a corner.

According to Antara on Thursday, Zidane's decision not to include Bale in Manchester is a clear indication that the Frenchman wants to kick the player. Madrid seem to really want to save Bale's salary of 18 million euros this summer.

That means clubs interested in Bale have to do a careful calculation, and his representatives insist that he wants to finish his contract at Real, which expires in 2022.

Meanwhile, Sergio Ramos will be with the team, confirmed Los Blancos, although he has been suspended for the match. Ramos served his sentence because he was sent off at the end of the first leg.

UEFA protocol will allow the player to enter the stadium and be in the changing rooms. However, he was prohibited from being on the bench.