Real Madrid boss hails Gareth Bale's two-goal display
Welshman scores two and creates two in thrashing of Sevilla; Cristiano Ronaldo bags hat-trick
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti lauded Gareth Bale’s contribution after the Welshman scored twice and made two more goals as Real thrashed Sevilla 7-3 on Wednesday.
Bale was making his first start at the Santiago Bernabeu and soon had his first home goal when he thumped in the opener on 13 minutes.
He then had a slice of luck as his free-kick deflected in off Alberto Moreno for the second.
Cristiano Ronaldo then went onto score a hat-trick and Karim Benzema twice, with Bale creating one goal for each of his strike partners as Madrid completed by far their most devastating offensive performance since Ancelotti took charge.
“Tonight everyone saw the real Gareth,” Ancelotti said.
“He played really well, showing fantastic skills. It takes time but it was a necessity, now he doesn’t have problems physically and he is improving his confidence so he will be very important for us in the future.”
Despite being delighted with the performance of his front three, though, Ancelotti was disappointed with how Real let Sevilla back into the game after racing into a 3-0 lead.