Ronaldo will likely return for Tuesday’s Champions League clash versus Manchester City, but expect Bale to remain aggressive as he returns to England to face a familiar foe.
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Despite the fact that this is the first time the Welshman has returned to England since his 2013 move to Real Madrid, the former Tottenham man refused to attach any special significance on the occasion, choosing to only focus on performing well for his current employers.
Bale’s former club Tottenham are in second place in the Premier League table and on the brink of securing their spot in next season’s Champions League competition. They’re a club that have progressed a lot over the years. They’re here on merit.
Ronaldo is expected to be fit and will receive a hostile reception at the Etihad Stadium after winning three Premier League titles and a Champions League during six years at Manchester United.
Despite rumblings of discord at the Santiago Bernabeu Bale has performed well in his stint in the Spanish capital.
Without the injured Cristiano Ronaldo, Bale led Madrid back from a 2-0 deficit with a double in a hard-fought 3-2 win at Rayo Vallecano on Saturday to keep Real just a point adrift of La Liga leaders Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. “We get on very well”.
“I saw from the first moment his desire was to be the best player and to play every game”. It will be an exciting game for everyone to watch. I’ve played long enough to be okay about that.
“I think we have to go out and play our own game and try and impose ourselves on the other team”.
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“It was easy for me as a manager to work with him”. The press make a lot of things that maybe we don’t but we get on fine. We thrive on things like that.
