Gareth Bale scores first hat-trick in Real Madrid shirt
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 @ 11:31 AM
Welsh football star Gareth Bale scored his first hat-trick for Real Madrid this weekend as the Spanish giants beat Real Valladolid 4-0 to move within three points of La Liga leaders Barcelona.
With Cristiano Ronaldo sidelined due to a hamstring injury, Bale made the most of his chance to take centre stage, netting three times and setting up fellow striker Karim Benzema for another.
The 24 year old Wales international increaed his goal-scoring tally to nine from 13 appearances for Real since his record-breaking €91m move from Tottenham Hotspur in September.
"Gareth Bale has fully adapted to the team. He has a lot of confidence and is very important for us," said coach Carlo Ancelotti. "I don't know if this was our best match so far, but we have to continue playing like this."
Gareth Bale has scored seven goals in this La Liga season, one more than Mesut Ozil managed in his first campaign with Real Madrid.
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