Tottenham’s Bale ruled out of Milan trip
Tottenham Hotspur
midfielder Gareth Bale will miss the trip to AC Milan in the Champions
League on Tuesday because of a back problem, his manager Harry Redknapp
said on Saturday.
The flying
Welshman, who scored a memorable hat-trick in the San Siro against
Inter Milan in the group stage of the competition, has missed
Tottenham’s last four matches after suffering back spasms.
“Gareth is not too
far away. He’s not going to be fit, I don’t think, for Tuesday but he’s
not too bad,” Redknapp told reporters after Tottenham’s 2-1 Premier
League victory at Sunderland on Saturday.
“The specialists
have seen it, he’s had an epidural injection. Peter Crouch has had the
same problem and he is fine – in fact, his back looked a lot worse on
the scan.”
Redknapp said
Rafael van der Vaart should be fit for the last 16, first leg tie
against the seven-times European champions despite him also missing the
Sunderland victory.
The Dutchman came off at halftime during the win over Bolton Wanderers last weekend with a calf strain.
Between them, Bale and Van der Vaart have scored six goals in
Tottenham’s impressive first campaign in the Champions League.
Midfielder Luka Modric is also a doubt for Tottenham after having his
appendix removed last week.
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