Zinedine Zidane insisted it "couldn't be further from the truth" to suggest there is a problem with Gareth Bale at Real Madrid.
Wales forward Bale has played just 12 La Liga matches for Madrid this season and was not involved in Thursday's Copa del Rey quarter-final against Real Sociedad.
Spanish media reported Bale left the Santiago Bernabeu long before the final whistle in that match, which ended in a 4-3 defeat for Madrid.
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He has barely been involved since the turn of the year, yet Zidane told reporters in a news conference on Saturday they should not "read between the lines".