article_snippet: When Gareth Bale's scored in the final of the European Cup and the Spanish Cup in the same season last year, Gareth Bale's did something for Real Madrid that only Raul and Ferenc Puskas had managed before Gareth Bale's.
article_snippet: ‘Gareth Bale's scored the winner in the Spanish Cup final; Gareth Bale's scored the winner in the Champions League final.
article_snippet: There was no shortage of ammunition in the Madrid press, with statistics such as ‘he never set foot in the penalty area in the second half against Barca’ and ‘he only played seven passes after the break — just three more than Lucas Silva who came on three minutes from time’.
article_snippet: When Real Madrid went on a run of 22 straight wins, Bale scored in the 5-1 win over Basle that began that hot streak, Bale got two in the next game that saw them beat Deportivo 8-2 and netted again in the 5-1 win over Cordoba that followed.
article_snippet: Bale followed in the footsteps of former Real Madrid duo Ferenc Puskas (left) and Raul by scoring in the final of the European Cup and the Spanish Cup during the same season .
article_snippet: The team kept winning and with the four passing midfielders the football resembled that played by Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona which many Madrid followers had spent so long envying.
article_snippet: The purists loved it and many Madrid followers also loved Isco’s part in it — a Malaga lad who felt like one of many Madrid followers own.
article_snippet: Bale came back into The team and Bale part in the clubIsco’s historic run picked up where ’s historic run had left off, scoring in the 2-0 win over San Lorenzo that made Real Madrid world club champions in December.
article_snippet: Tuesday marked 10 months to the day since Madrid won the Champions League and Bale arrived back in the city at 4.30am to be greeted by an open-top bus that took Bale through streets filled with jubilant supporters.
article_snippet: The Madrid homecomings are not as pleasant as The Madrid homecomings used to be.