Real Madrid's Bale, Navas to miss Valencia clash through injury

Real Madrid will be without Keylor Navas and Gareth Bale for its match Sunday against Valencia after injuries forced manager Zinedine Zidane to exclude the pair from the team's squad list.

Bale was diagnosed with a joint strain in his right knee Thursday, despite completing the full 90 minutes during Real's semi-final win over Manchester City in the Champions League the day before.

Real did not reveal when the Welsh superstar will return, saying he will continue to be assessed.

It's a similar scenario for Navas, who also played the entire match in Madrid. The Costa Rican net-minder is being bothered by an Achilles problem.

Real Madrid currently sits one point back of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid for top spot in La Liga.