"Santiago Bernabeu" stadium on Saturday evening showed a familiar face - the field welcomed back Gareth Bale, arguably the team's most important player, after recovering from injury.
The Welsh national team star suffered an injury in the UEFA Champions League group stage and did not play for about three months. G. Bale finally managed to recover from the injury and the forward appeared on the field in the 71st minute against Barcelona's "Espanyol."
The Madrid stadium audience did not have to wait long for G. Bale's goal - with a great run, he scored the team's second goal in the 83rd minute and the match ended with a "white" victory of 2-0.
"I am very happy to be back on the field and mark it with a goal. I have worked hard in the past few weeks to be ready for these matches. The most important thing is that I returned to the lineup and helped the team achieve a positive result," said G. Bale.
"The reaction at "Santiago Bernabeu" was amazing, I really did not expect such a reception. I will work hard every day to be 100 percent ready. We want to win all the trophies we compete for, and my goal is to contribute as much as possible to the whole team's work," added the UEFA Champions League winner.
