Gareth Bale

REAL MADRID star Gareth Bale was left on the bench as his side beat Liverpool to win the Champions League final.

We beat some the best clubs of the world. "I am a record man. A fantastic club, a really good squad with a lot of quality and mental character. "I am really proud of the team. We stuck to it and when I needed to be there I was there for the team. Real Madrid star Gareth Bale looked awkward as his team-mates celebrated winning the Champions League on Saturday night.

GARETH BALE has become the first Brit to win the Champions League for the fifth time despite playing just seven minutes in the competition.The winger,

despite playing just seven minutes in the competition this season. Bale was already FaceTiming his Welsh team-mates ahead of the Champions League final and has the chance to be the hero for his country once again by firing them to their first World Cup since 1958. Bale has concluded his Real career in the best fashion - with his 16th piece of silverware at the club despite only playing against Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.

The Liverpool boss was speaking about the Welshman's impending exit from Real Madrid and reflecting upon his influence in the Champions League decider from ...

Reds boss Klopp was quizzed about Bale ahead of the final and told BT Sport: “People in Madrid do not love him! Bale has recently hit out at Spanish media outlet Marca as being “disgusting” for comparing him to a parasite over claims he is sucking money out of the Spanish giants. Ironically, his greatest moment for the club arguably came four years ago – when he netted twice as the Spanish giants defeated the Reds 3-1 in the Champions League final.

Following nine years in Madrid, Bale is a free agent for the first time in his career. The Cardiff-born ace is now set to link-up with his Wales team-mates ...

The Cardiff-born ace is now set to link-up with his Wales team-mates ahead of their five fixtures in June. He won a total of 19 trophies during his career in Spain, with his tally of Champions League successes now standing at five. The Wales star's contract with the Spanish giants expires next month, and his 2021/22 club season has come to an end.

Both Trent Alexander-Arnold and Gareth Bale were chosen by UEFA to be drug tested following the 2018 Champions League final between Liverpool and Real ...

Jurgen Klopp's side now have the chance to avenge their 2018 final defeat on Saturday night as they travel to Paris to again face Real Madrid in the Champions League final. "It was one of them where it’s like: ‘What’s just happened?’” Trent Alexander-Arnold and Gareth Bale were locked in the drug-testing room together after the 2018 Champions League final.

GARETH BALE matched Cristiano Ronaldo's record FIFTH Champions League trophy... despite playing just seven minutes in the competition this season.The.

Bale has concluded his Real career in the best fashion - with his 16th piece of silverware at the club despite only playing against Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea. And though he said he was ready to take on the Reds once again in Paris, manager Carlo Ancelotti did not call upon his talents. The Welsh icon made the difference the last time the two sides met in the final in 2018, scoring an overhead kick and a long-range strike.

Gareth Bale's contract with the Spanish giants is now up and his nine-year stay in Madrid has been trophy-laden.

"It's a shame that he never got a chance to come on to the pitch tonight. "It's a shame that he doesn't get the appreciation he deserves in terms of the contribution over that period and what he's going to go away with in terms of his CV," added the Aston Villa boss. There were smiles and embraces with players, including Brazilian Casamerio, who has previously spoken out in support of the Welshman when he was booed and whistled by supporters at the Bernabeu earlier on this year.

A fifth Champions League final pocketed, Gareth Bale teams up with Wales in the next 24 hours for an even more important date with destiny as he seeks to ...

Would that suit someone who knows he needs to rest his body with the World Cup approaching? It seems unlikely on the surface, but even Wales boss Rob Page admits the Bluebirds 'tick a lot of boxes' for Bale. His agent Jonathan Barnett has already stated Bale's next move would be for personal reasons, where he wants to play, rather than financial. Remember, Bale burst through with Southampton and Wales at the age of 16 and he's been kicked from pillar to post during the intervening 16 years. Bale has plenty of football left in him. This is the one scenario no-one in Wales wants to see happen.

Gareth Bale did not get off the bench at the Stade de France, but he still lined up to collect yet another winners' medal following Real Madrid's victory ...

In the end I think we deserved to win this competition. It also saw Bale pick up a fifth winners’ medal, following Real’s triumphs in 2014 under Ancelotti and in 2016, 2017 and 2018 under Zidane. “It was a difficult game and we suffered a lot, more so in the first half.

The Wales captain, 32, bowed out by earning his fifth Champions League winners' medal in Paris following Real Madrid's 1-0 win over Liverpool on Saturday night.

The former Cardiff defender has penned a two-year extension. Cruelly, though, his Premier League captain was cut short after just 14 games when he sustained a nasty knee injury. The Black Satellites, as they are known, will compete in Group B against Indonesia, Mexico and Venezuela. However, in recent days promotion hopefuls Nottingham Forest have shot out of nowhere and into the odds list, now priced at 20/1 just below Atletico Madrid. He is certainly a player Cardiff think highly of. This time last year, he was playing for non-league Mangotsfield United, by January he had made his senior Cardiff debut against Liverpool at Anfield in the FA Cup.

GARETH BALE has been hailed as untouchable after winning the Champions League for a fifth time.The Real Madrid superstar was an unused substitute as C.

"Five Champions Leagues. He's not leaving on fantastic terms with the fans, but he's played a part in the history of this football club. Ferdinand, who won the Champions League with Manchester United in 2008, said: "Gareth Bale, I think he's got to get a mention as well. And, after the final, he posted a celebratory picture of himself with the Champions League trophy and a five hand gesture to highlight how many times he has won the competition.

Latest Nottingham Forest news from Nottinghamshire Live brings you news of where Bale could end up next as he prepares to leave Real Madrid.

- Rangers 22/1 - Southampton 20/1 - Tottenham 6/1