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Gareth Bale who Real Madrid fans adored: A brief trip down the memory lane as the Welshman leaves Bernabeau on loan

Gareth Bale ended his seven seasons at Madrid on Saturday when he returned on a season-long loan to Tottenham, the club he left in 2013 to come to Spain. When he arrived in Madrid for a then-record 100 million euros, his new fans knew Bale as the tall Welshman who could single-handedly win games.
Gareth Bale ended his seven seasons at Madrid on Saturday when he returned on a season-long loan to Tottenham, the club he left in 2013 to come to Spain. (Photo | AP)
Gareth Bale ended his seven seasons at Madrid on Saturday when he returned on a season-long loan to Tottenham, the club he left in 2013 to come to Spain. (Photo | AP)
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When he arrived in Madrid for a then-record 100 million euros, his new fans knew Bale as the tall Welshman who could single-handedly win games. (Photo | AP)
When he arrived in Madrid for a then-record 100 million euros, his new fans knew Bale as the tall Welshman who could single-handedly win games. (Photo | AP)
His first memorable goal for the club came in the final of the 2014 Copa del Rey against Barcelona in Bale’s debut season under coach Carlo Ancelotti, which proved to be his best. (Photo | AP)
His first memorable goal for the club came in the final of the 2014 Copa del Rey against Barcelona in Bale’s debut season under coach Carlo Ancelotti, which proved to be his best. (Photo | AP)
A month later came Bale's extra-time header in the 2014 Champions League final in a 4-1 victory over Atlético Madrid. That was his first of four European Cups. (Photo | AP)
A month later came Bale's extra-time header in the 2014 Champions League final in a 4-1 victory over Atlético Madrid. That was his first of four European Cups. (Photo | AP)
Bale saved his best effort for the 2018 Champions League final against Liverpool, when he came on as a second-half substitute with the score 1-1 and three minutes later lit up the stadium in Kiev by scoring with an eye-popping bicycle kick. (Photo | AP)
Bale saved his best effort for the 2018 Champions League final against Liverpool, when he came on as a second-half substitute with the score 1-1 and three minutes later lit up the stadium in Kiev by scoring with an eye-popping bicycle kick. (Photo | AP)
He added another with a second blistering strike from long range that goalkeeper Loris Karius let go in off his hands. (Photo | AP)
He added another with a second blistering strike from long range that goalkeeper Loris Karius let go in off his hands. (Photo | AP)
Gareth Bale made only 20 appearances last season, down from 42 the season before. (Photo | AP)
Gareth Bale made only 20 appearances last season, down from 42 the season before. (Photo | AP)
Madrid won the Spanish league title in July, but Bale didn't play in the last eight matches of the season - not even a Champions League visit to Manchester City that Madrid lost. (Photo | AP)
Madrid won the Spanish league title in July, but Bale didn't play in the last eight matches of the season - not even a Champions League visit to Manchester City that Madrid lost. (Photo | AP)
Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane (R) talks with striker Gareth Bale during the Spanish La Liga soccer match. (Photo | AP)
Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane (R) talks with striker Gareth Bale during the Spanish La Liga soccer match. (Photo | AP)
Zidane that he had no hard feelings for Bale.“He’s done excellently in terms of what he’s achieved here and there should be no discussion about that. He’s won a lot of silverware at Real Madrid,” Zidane said. (Photo | AP)
Zidane that he had no hard feelings for Bale.“He’s done excellently in terms of what he’s achieved here and there should be no discussion about that. He’s won a lot of silverware at Real Madrid,” Zidane said. (Photo | AP)
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