Wales forward Gareth Bale watches as Real win La Liga

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Gareth Bale celebrates with Real Madrid team-mate Cristiano RonaldoImage source, Getty Images
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Gareth Bale celebrates the title win with Real Madrid team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo

Wales forward Gareth Bale was left out of Real Madrid's match squad as they won 2-0 at Malaga to win La Liga on Sunday.

Bale did not make the bench despite being named in the initial 25-man squad that travelled for the game.

He had already been out with a calf injury for seven games.

It meant Bale missing the title decider 13 days before Real face Juventus in the Champions League final in his home city of Cardiff on Saturday, 3 June.

It was the first time Bale has won a domestic league title.

Juventus will head to the Welsh capital having won their sixth consecutive Serie A crown with a 3-0 win over Crotone.

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