Gareth Bale Trains Alone at Real Madrid in Bid to Recover for Levante Clash

Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale has reportedly been training alone at the club in a bid to get fit for the team's clash with Levante in La Liga on Saturday. 

The Welshman has been struggling with an injury since being withdrawn from the game with Atletico Madrid at half-time in September, before missing the match with CSKA Moscow in the UEFA Champions League. 

He also played no part in Wales' two fixtures during the international break, and Bale has been doing individual sessions with Madrid in a bid to be ready for a key game this weekend, according to Carlos Forjanes of AS.

"The player trained alone yesterday in Valdebebas after being released by the Welsh national team as they maintained the striker is suffering with a 'groin injury,'" said Forjanes. "The Cardiff born player trained apart from the rest of the squad but surprisingly the club's medical department have yet to issue a formal communique as is the case when one of the first-team players is injured."

The man himself posted the following message on his Twitter account saying he "can't wait" to get back on the field for Los Blancos:

According to Forjanes, the European champions were left miffed by Wales' decision to call up their star man for the friendly match with Spain and the UEFA Nations League meeting with Republic of Ireland.

Given their recent struggles that's understandable, as they've gone four games without a win.

And while Bale did miss some of those matches due to his groin issue, he's been part of an attacking setup that has been struggling to hit the back of the net, per ESPN FC:

Following the summer sale of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus, the early weeks of the campaign appeared to suggest Bale would be ready to fill some of the void left by the Portuguese's departure.

The 29-year-old started the season in excellent form, netting four goals in his first five matches for Madrid in all competitions. However, he's found the going tough in recent outings, like the rest of the European champions' attacking players.

Ahead of Wales' game with Republic of Ireland, manager Ryan Giggs provided an update on the fitness of the player:

Madrid manager Julen Lopetegui is under pressure to get this team firing again, not just when Levante head to the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, but in matches to come against Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League and then the Clasico showdown with Barcelona.

Bale will see the two home games coming up as an opportunity to rediscover his goalscoring touch prior to that crucial trip to the Camp Nou. If he shakes off the issues that appear to have been hampering him in recent weeks, he's a player who can transform Madrid's attack for the better.