After a stumbling start to the Primera Liga, Real Madrid are looking around the dressing room for someone who can stand up and be the leader through this tough time. With Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly showing signs of unhappiness, the man to lead the charge could be Welsh international Gareth Bale, who came on to play in attack against Levante. Continue reading
Gareth Bale played for a little over an hour as Real Madrid were held by Levante in their league clash over the weekend.
Bale came on as a substitute for Karim Benzema in the 28th minute of the game. Levante took the lead at the Bernabeu through Ivi Lopez’s 12th minute strike before Lucas levelled up things in the 36th minute. Marcelo was sent off late in the game. Continue reading
After enjoying an extremely successful campaign for Tottenham back in the 2012/2013 season, Gareth Bale was signed by Real Madrid for what was then a world-record fee of £85.2m. The Welshman scored an impressive 21 Premier League goals in his final season for the North London club from what was largely a wide position and was tipped by many to be Cristiano’s long term replacement – an opinion which is still held to this day by many including Bale’s Real Madrid teammate Dani Carvajal. Few would argue that Gareth Bale’s Real Madrid’s career has been anything but a success up to this point but the jury is still arguably out as to whether the 28-year- old can replace the evergreen Cristiano Ronaldo as Real Madrid’s main talisman. Continue reading