Real Madrid confirm Bale operation success

Real Madrid have confirmed Gareth Bale has successfully undergone an operation on his injured ankle.

A brief club statement revealed Bale went under the knife in London on Tuesday, having suffered damage to the peroneal tendons of his right ankle in Madrid's 2-1 Champions League win at Sporting CP last week.

Bale has netted seven goals in 16 appearances across all competitions this season for Madrid, who top La Liga and face arch-rivals Barcelona on Saturday.