Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale made a convincing case to be considered for a starting berth in the Champions League final against Liverpool with two scorching strikes in his side's 6-0 hammering of Celta Vigo on Saturday. Bale put the burners on to race on to a through ball from Luka Modric and fire his side into the lead with a thumping low finish. "He played very well today and I'm very happy for him, but the important thing is that everyone is in great form heading to the final," Real coach Zinedine Zidane told a news conference. Zidane has left Bale in the margins for most of Madrid's run to a third consecutive Champions League final, starting him in only one of their six knockout games this season and taking him off at halftime in that game at home to Juventus. "Of course now deciding a starting 11 for the final is going to give me a real headache."

Source: dna May 13, 2018 09:11 UTC