Here is a look at what the major Spanish papers thought of Gareth Bale’s performance for Real Madrid in the league’s final match of the weekend against Villarreal. Bale scored both goals as Real came from behind twice to draw 2-2, and was also sent off late in the game. Despite the red card, he was quite clearly Real Madrid’s best player against Villarreal, as shown by these ratings, taken from several big national newspapers. A forgettable game for Sergio Ramos though.
Sport player ratings Villarreal 2-2 Real Madrid
The xG scores for this game were pretty much even, and so were Sport’s overall team ratings.
AS player ratings Villarreal 2 Real Madrid 2 (three stars for Gareth Bale)
Marca Player Ratings for Villarreal 2-2 Real Madrid
Mundo player ratings Villarreal-Real Madrid 2-2
Bale, one could say, had as much as an impact on this game as Ansu Fati did for Barca away at Osasuna.