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The biggest week of Gareth Bale's career: From meeting Cristiano Ronaldo to scoring on his Real Madrid debut

A look at how the most expensive player in the world got on as he started his career with the Spanish giants

Jack de Menezes
Monday 16 September 2013 11:29 BST
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Gareth Bale made a goal-scoring debut this weekend when he scored in the 38th minute against Villarreal at the El Madrigal stadium.

The match eventually finished 2-2, with Bale cancelling out Ruben Cani’s opener. Cristiano Ronaldo put Real in front in the second half, but one of Bale’s former team-mates, Giovani Dos Santos, levelled the scores once again with a goal in the 70th minute.

Click HERE or click ‘VIEW GALLERY’ to launch our guide to Gareth Bale’s debut weekend in Spain.

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