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Real Madrid: Possible Man Of The Match candidates against Real Betis

By Eesh Jhamb

VITORIA GASTEIZ, SPAIN - AUGUST 14: Karim Benzema of Real Madrid Celebrates 0-1 with Gareth Bale of Real Madrid during the La Liga Santander match between Deportivo Alaves v Real Madrid at the Estadio de Mendizorroza on August 14, 2021 in Vitoria Gasteiz Spain (Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images)
VITORIA GASTEIZ, SPAIN - AUGUST 14: Karim Benzema of Real Madrid Celebrates 0-1 with Gareth Bale of Real Madrid during the La Liga Santander match between Deportivo Alaves v Real Madrid at the Estadio de Mendizorroza on August 14, 2021 in Vitoria Gasteiz Spain (Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images) /
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Real Madrid, Gareth Bale
Real Madrid, Gareth Bale (Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images) /

Gareth Bale:

The Welsh Dragon is here, again! In the past few years, we have seen some performances for which he deserves the highest of recognition. The goals against Barcelona in 2014 Copa Del Rey and against Liverpool in the 2018 UEFA Champions League final are more than worth watching.

Apart from this, his loan spell with Tottenham Hotspurs was a key factor in helping him fall in love with football again. This season too, he has looked in great shape. Right from the start of the preseason, he looked like the player we all fell in love with.

He was great in the game against Alaves where he fancied his chances with shots from distance. In the Levante game, he had a much different approach and ended up scoring his first goal of the season.

Even though he played well in both games, he was substituted around the 60’ mark. Believe it or not, it will be like this the whole season.

Gareth is an injury-prone player and maybe getting him substituted around the 60’ mark is part of Antonio Pintus’ plan to help the Welshman stay fit the whole season, and I guess the same goes for Eden Hazard.

What I can say at the moment is that he will be a key player in Ancelotti’s Real Madrid and is fairly a contender for the Man of The Match award.

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