Bale and Van der Vaart set to face Milan
Reuters - Friday 04 March 2011, 12:20
CHIGWELL - Tottenham Hotspur
midfielders Gareth Bale and Rafael van der Vaart are expected to
be fit to face AC Milan in the Champions League last 16 second
leg on Wednesday, manager Harry Redknapp said on Friday.
Bale, who has a back injury, has not featured since the
Premier League game against Newcastle United on January 22 and Van
der Vaart was withdrawn in the second half of the first-leg
clash in Milan with a calf problem.
Asked if Bale would available for the game at White Hart
Lane, Redknapp told reporters: "I'm hoping. He feels OK. He has
just got to push himself through it now. He feels fine and
obviously we'd love him back.
"Rafa is the same. I don't think Rafa will be fit for Sunday
but there's a chance he could be fit for Wednesday night with
Milan," he added at the club's training ground.
Spurs, who have a 1-0 lead from the first leg at the San
Siro, visit Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on
Sunday.
Bale could even be involved at Wolves and defender Ledley
King may be fit enough to make the bench.