Zinedine Zidane expects Gareth Bale to make his Real Madrid comeback just in time for their Champions League second leg clash with Napoli in March. The Welsh winger is in rehabilitation from ankle surgery he underwent in November, after limping out of their Group F tie with Sporting Lisbon at the end of last year. Speaking ahead of his side's La Liga match with bottom-side Osasuna, Zidane gave an update on Bale's recovery while insisting Real face a tough test against the struggling Reds. On Bale, he told the club's official website: "He's fine and he needs to get back training with the team, which is absolutely crucial. He's working well and I can see he looks motivated. "I hope to have him back with us before the second leg against Napoli." He continued: "It's a very difficult place to go, they're a tough opponent, they always were during my time as a player. El Sadar has always been a difficult place for us to go and that's not going to change. “It's a case of top against bottom and I don't like that idea at all because Osasuna always play well, particularly at home. We know what to expect at El Sadar, but we're ready for it and feel good physically”. Real have been out of action since defeating Real Sociedad at the end of January, with their league game with Celta Vigo postponed due to bad weather. And Zidane added, that it didn't aid his team to have been inactive for so long. "We always want to play. Fifteen days without a game is a long time for us because the players want to play. We respect the decision and we're focused only on what we have to do now. It would have been better to play. Training is fine when you're in pre-season but players just love to play. “We're only thinking about tomorrow's game and doing all we can to get three points, just as we've done all season. We've got a good squad to come through this with all the weapons we have.