Advertisement

Bale assured by Zidane that Real Madrid are still 'relying' on him despite bench duty

The Wales international was an unused substitute in a Champions League semi-final victory over Bayern Munich, but remains an important squad player.

REAL MADRID COACH Zinedine Zidane has insisted that he will be relying on Gareth Bale late in the season despite leaving the attacker on the bench against Bayern Munich.

Bale was an unused substitute as Madrid recorded a 2-1 win over Bayern in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday.

The Wales international has made just five appearances โ€“ three of those starts โ€“ in Europeโ€™s premier club competition this season.

But Zidane says Bale still has a role to play late in the season for Madrid, although there has been plenty of speculation over the 28-year-oldโ€™s future.

โ€œI have to make choices and Iโ€™ve got some very good players in the squad,โ€ he told a news conference.

โ€œThere are some players who are performing well at the moment.

โ€œThere are still more games to come and Iโ€™ll be relying on him. Itโ€™s not true that I donโ€™t play him.โ€

Former Tottenham star Bale has been heavily linked with a return to the Premier League, either at Spurs or their domestic rivals Manchester United.

He has also been mooted as a possible transfer target for Bayern, with the door being left open to a potential switch to Germany.

Ramos: If Iniesta was โ€˜Andresinhoโ€™, he wouldโ€™ve won Ballon dโ€™Or

Simeone and Atletico Madrid arrive in London to spoil Wengerโ€™s farewell tour

Author
View 5 comments
Close
5 Comments
This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic. Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy here before taking part.
Leave a Comment
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Carl Johnson
    Favourite Carl Johnson
    Report
    Apr 26th 2018, 11:03 AM

    Heโ€™ll be gone in summer

    28
Submit a report
Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines.
Thank you for the feedback
Your feedback has been sent to our team for review.

Leave a commentcancel