Real Madrid fans FUME over Santiago Solari decision against Barcelona
REAL MADRID take on Barcelona this evening - but Gareth Bale has been left on the bench.
Posted Thursday, February 07, 2019 by Dailystar.co.uk
Los Blancos will be hoping to get their semi-final off to a good start at the Nou Camp this evening.
But it appears Santiago Solari feels he can beat Barcelona without the help of key man Bale.
The Welshman has been dropped to the bench for this evening's encounter.
And Real Madrid fans don't seem to be too happy about Solari's decision.
"Bale > Vasquez..." added another.
"Bale needs to start," said one.
"Bale is not 100 per cent fit but he starts all day over Vazquez! It's a pity because his pace on counter attack will be missed," one wrote.
"Ronaldo left and Bale can't even crack the staring 11!" said one.
Gareth Bale was dropped by Santiago Solari
Bale has worked his way back in contention since Zinedine Zidane's exit earlier this season.
Speaking to FourFourTwo this month, the attacker explained how he hasn't spoken to the Frenchman since the Champions League final win in May.
"He didn't talk to me about it [the Champions League final] – I still haven't spoken to him since," he told FourFourTwo.
"Our relationship was good. I wouldn't say we were best mates, it was just a normal professional relationship.”
"I was really frustrated not to start.
"I'd played pretty well since coming back from the last little niggle I'd had in December.
"I scored five goals in my last four league games of the season and felt like I deserved to be involved from the start.
"I was desperate to get onto that pitch. When I ran on I was still a bit angry, and that's probably why I did what I did next."
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