Real Madrid defender Alvaro Arbeloa has joked that he 'ran over' teammate Gareth Bale in his car following reports of how the Welshman suffered a leg injury.

It has been claimed that the 24-year-old was left with a bruised leg following a late challenge from Arbeloa in a training session back in October last year.

After the reports emerged, Arbeloa took to Twitter to post a photo of the pair with the message: "The truth is I ran him over with my car, but he's a strong fellow and he's still alive."

Arbeloa previously broke the hand of goalkeeper Iker Casillas during a training session.