He is also joint top of the Bundesliga scoring charts with Aubameyang on 26 goals this season.
The two defender are also expected to miss the Sunday's visit of Barcelona but Zidane suggested that Bale has still chances to recover on time to face the club archenemies: "I hope Gareth can be with us [for El Clásico] but I cannot be sure".
Although Bayern were thrashed 5-0 on aggregate in the 2015 Champions League clash, they are facing a Real with a weakened defense as Pepe is ruled out for a month after breaking two ribs during the La Liga clash against Atletico Madrid.
Madrid are still in line to win a famous double this campaign after Saturday's last-gasp win at Sporting Gijon saw them go three points clear of Barcelona in La Liga with a game in hand.
All five previous teams winning 2-1 away from home in the first leg of their Champions League knockout tie have progressed to the next round.
"Gareth has been working hard to get back and to play with the side and, after his three months out from injury, he's come back and was very excited about playing again", the Frenchman told a pre-match news conference.
Have a look at the selected starting XI, which falls into a 4-4-2 formation, and we await to see if manager Zinedine Zidane feels the same way. "I have a great team here who are so professional".
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Alonso started the home leg last week in what was a disappointing night for Carlo Ancelotti's side.
Cristiano Ronaldo wants Toni Kroos to play in all the big games left for Real Madrid this season.
"The history of the club, the way we know that we have to give everything".
"We must go out to win the game, not think about protecting our advantage or anything else", he said.
Zidane then suggested that he only replaced Bale as a precaution as he did not want to take any risk with the Wales worldwide ahead of the coming crucial encounters with Bayern and Barcelona.
Bayern teammates Mats Hummels and Jerome Boateng also have been nursing injuries, while Javi Martinez is suspended. The Germans are hoping to have Robert Lewandowski available after his recent return to training following injury.
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