It has been a trying start to the year for Gareth Bale at Real Madrid , with the crowd at the Santiago Bernabeu twice jeering him for his supposed selfishness on the pitch . It appears the incidents , against Espanyol on January 10 and Real Sociedad on January 31 , have impacted Bale 's performances . Statistics show that since the second time Bale was booed , he has shot at goal 12 times in 450 minutes in La Liga , which averages out as one attempt every 37.5 minutes . Gareth Bale ( right ) , training on Wednesday , has been jeered by Real Madrid fans for being too selfish . Bale has failed to score in his last seven outings for the European champions . Bale will hope to end his scoring drought when Madrid play Athletic Bilbao in La Liga on Saturday . Cristiano Ronaldo ( left ) reacted angrily after Bale did not pass to him in Madrid 's 3-0 win over Espanyol . Bale celebrates scoring his last goal for Madrid , a penalty against Cordoba on January 24 . Before that game , Bale shot at goal every 22.9 minutes . The Wales international first incurred the wrath of the Madrid faithful by not threading the ball into Cristiano Ronaldo to send him through on goal in the 3-0 victory over Espanyol . Three weeks later , the whistles returned , despite Bale helping Madrid to a 4-1 win over David Moyes ' side in the absence of Ronaldo , who was suspended . The incident that aggravated a tempestuous Madrid crowd in that match was when Bale nipped in front of James Rodriguez to meet a Karim Benzema pass , only to skew his shot wide of the post with the goal gaping . Bale 's struggles with hitting the back of the net have continued since that game . Bale has been shooting less often for Madrid since the jeering from supporters began . Bale ( right ) has not scored for Madrid in seven games , his longest scoring drought since joining the club . His last goal for the club came against Cordoba and it was from the penalty spot on January 24 . It is his longest scoring drought since he signed for Madrid from Tottenham in 2013 .
Gareth Bale has twice been jeered by Real Madrid fans 2013 . He was first booed for not passing to Cristiano Ronaldo against Espanyol . Stats show he has been shooting less and he has not scored in seven . READ : Real fans whistle Bale but the Brit is NOT a ball hog . CLICK HERE for all the latest Real Madrid news .