Ancelotti not worried about Bale fitness

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti insisted
he is not concerned about the general fitness
of Gareth Bale after the Welshman missed
Real's 4-0 win over FC Copenhagen due to a
thigh strain.
It is the second time in two weeks that Bale
has been sidelined by a thigh problem as he
also missed the league matches against Getafe
and Elche.
And Ancelotti hinted that he will miss
Saturday's game away to Levante as well as
Wales' remaining World Cup qualifiers against
Macedonia and Belgium before returning after
the international break.
"We are not worried, but he was not able to
play today due to a small problem," Ancelotti
told a press conference.
"The scan didn't show anything special, he has
just to recover his condition because his pre-
season was not so good.
"Now we have time because there is a two-
week break and I think he will be ready then.
"It is normal that he is not happy because he
wants to play, but it is not a big problem
because he will have time to play when there is
no risk of injury."
On the field Ancelotti's men put the
disappointment of Saturday's 1-0 derby defeat
to Atletico Madrid behind them as doubles
from Cristiano Ronaldo and Angel di Maria saw
them cruise to victory over the Danish
champions.
"It was a good match. At the start of the game
we had good intensity and our attitude was
also very good.
"We changed our system a bit because we
knew the team in front of us would be very
compact in the centre of the pitch so we
wanted to free Di Maria and Ronaldo to have
more chances from crosses.
"We used the wings very well, particularly in
the first and second goals."
Real's victory allied to Juventus' 2-2 draw with
Galatasaray leaves Ancelotti's men in a
commanding position in the group, four points
ahead of the Italians in second place.
And with Madrid meeting Juventus in their next
two games, Ancelotti wants to secure first
place in the group as soon as possible.
"I think it is important to always do the best
and that includs being first in the group.
"I'm not sure it is so important in terms of
playing the second-leg of the last-16 game at
home, but for the confidence of the team it is
important and something we want to achieve
as soon as we can."