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Real Madrid coach Zidane confirms Bale to make Copa comeback

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane admits Gareth Bale will see Copa del Rey action tomorrow.

With Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo unable to find consistency in 2017/18, the Blancos boss may well be eyeing up Bale's comeback against Fuenlabrada as a chance for Real's chief scorers to turn the page.

"We cannot play with 12 or 13," Zidane told reporters.

"But I do want to see all three, Cristiano, Bale and Benzema, playing together, because I haven't seen them play together for a long time.

"[Bale] will be with us tomorrow. The idea is for him to play [against Fuenlabrada]. I want to see Bale at one hundred percent as soon as possible, but I cannot say when he will be at that stage.

"I think he's doing well. The main thing is that he has to play and it's in the full flow of the game that his next step will become clear for us.

"The idea is to play tomorrow, but we'll have to see how much."

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