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#2 The time is right for Bale to resurrect his Madrid career
With his first touch in 63 days for Real Madrid, Gareth Bale reminded everyone precisely why Florentino Perez parted with €100 million for his services. An outrageous cross with the outside of his left foot found Borja Mayoral's head and some dignity was restored to Real Madrid's performance.
Bale's quality shone through tonight - he was instrumental in the second goal too, and this could prove to be the catalyst for his Real Madrid career. The stage is perfectly set - Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo are misfiring, and the Bernabeu is crying out for someone to grab this middling season by the throat.
If Gareth Bale manages to stay fit, we could very well witness the rebirth of his stop-start Madrid career.
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