Bale, Van der Vaart should be fit for Milan

Bale, Van der Vaart should be fit for Milan

Published Mar. 4, 2011 12:26 p.m. ET

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp says winger Gareth Bale and playmaker Rafael van der Vaart should be fit to play AC Milan in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 match on Wednesday.

Redknapp says both players will miss Sunday's match at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League, but hopes they will return from injury three days later when Milan visits White Hart Lane.

Redknapp says ''Gareth feels okay, he's just got to push himself through it now ... Rafa's the same.''

Bale, who has been in inspirational form for Tottenham this season, hasn't played since injuring his back in a league game at Newcastle on Jan. 22.

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Van der Vaart hasn't figured since hurting his calf in the first leg in Milan on Feb. 15, when Tottenham won 1-0.

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