Ramos out for Espanyol game

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos will miss his side’s clash with Espanyol on Saturday, boss Zinedine Zidane has confirmed.

The defender picked up a slight knock in Wednesday’s Champions League victory over Napoli to rule him out of the encounter, while Gareth Bale has been confirmed as being in the squad.

"Sergio Ramos? It is just a bang, not an injury. On Monday he will be with us, with no problems," explained Zidane at his pre-match press conference.

"Gareth Bale will be on the bench tomorrow, the idea is that we will bring him on to get a few minutes and ease him back into fitness."

"Alvaro Morata? He has had few minutes, but he has had minutes. Less than Karim (Benzema), for sure, but tomorrow he will start the game. And others too."

"Does Morata want to leave? I hope not, we love him here and he feels at home."