Gareth Bale will be forced to watch on from the stands of the Bernabeu on Tuesday night as Real Madrid face his former employers Tottenham in the Champions League.
Real are level on points with Bale's former team-mates sharing an identical record but will be without there record signing, who was injured during the Spanish side's last European outing in a 3-1 victory over Borrussia Dortmund.
It was a sad sight for Madrid supporters as their Welsh star suffered yet another calf injury - his eighth since joining the Galacticos, and will hope his team-mates enjoy better fortunes than Wales after missing out on World Cup qualification.