article_snippet: Xabi Alonso tweeted when Xabi Alonso was sold:
article_snippet: That message refers to the run and shot that led to Gareth Bale putting Real Madrid ahead against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final.
article_snippet: That message was the perfect end to Gareth Bale best season at a club where Gareth Bale was also instrumental in winning a Spanish Cup under Ancelotti and the league and another Spanish Cup under Mourinho.
article_snippet: Gareth Bale famously grabbed Gareth Bale crotch in a disrespectful snub to Ancelotti and the booing Bernabeu after being substituted during a game at the start of the year.
article_snippet: There was pressure on the coach to put Gareth Bale on the right wing ahead of the Argentine and feeling Gareth Bale was being edged out of the side unfairly in spite of a good start to the season Gareth Bale reacted.
article_snippet: Ancelotti did not ostracise Gareth Bale as many demanded, instead Gareth Bale reinvented Gareth Bale.
article_snippet: Moving Gareth Bale from the right of Real’s front three to the left of their midfield three, there Gareth Bale became La Liga’s top assist provider.
article_snippet: Gareth Bale played 22 passes leading to goals last season including one that helped win the Spanish Cup and one that helped secure the Champions League.