Real Madrid secured their first La Liga title since 2017 with a 2-1 win over Villarreal last night, there was a curious figure among the celebrating Los Blancos stars - birthday boy Gareth Bale.The Welsh international cut an isolated figure once again, as his status under Zinedine Zidane this season was highlighted by the fact he did not even get on the pitch against Javi Calleja’s side.Bale resembled an Ashley Cole-esque figure in the images from the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano, standing on the periphery as Sergio Ramos, Karim Benzema and Eden Hazard shared the limelight.However, given Bale’s profile and CV with the Spanish giants, his standing at the club continues to baffle those looking in from the outside.With his future set to be.
Read more on dailystar.co.uk