Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale missed training on Saturday morning ahead of Real Madrid's LaLiga match against Espanyol.
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Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale miss Madrid training
Star forwards Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale were absent from Real Madrid's final training session for the trip to Espanyol on Sunday.
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Three-time Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo, who only returned to action from a knee injury in last weekend's 5-2 win over Osasuna, was laid low by flu.
Wales international Bale was substituted midway through the second half of Wednesday's last-gasp 2-1 Champions League comeback win over Sporting CP and is suffering from soreness in his hip.
Madrid face Espanyol at Estadio Cornella-El Prat on Sunday, where they will look to maintain their 100 per cent start to the season.
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Reports in Madrid on Saturday suggested head coach Zinedine Zidane was set to rotate his Madrid line-up on the back of their midweek exertions.
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