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
The biggest week of Gareth Bale's career: From meeting Cristiano Ronaldo to scoring on his Real Madrid debut
Show all 15Gareth 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.
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