Welsh star Gareth Bale, Real Madrid's player, does not leave the headlines in the Spanish capital, even when he is sitting on the bench.
This happened again at the "San Mames" stadium of the Athletic Bilbao team, which, on Thursday, eliminated "Los Blancos" from the King's Cup by defeating it with a clean goal in a deadly time.
And the cameras caught Bell laughing out loud when Belgian star Eden Hazard returned to the bench, after Italian Carlo Ancelotti asked him to warm up in preparation for his participation in the match.
The Belgian international was preparing to participate before the coach decided to return to the bench, without stepping onto the field.
Hazard then returned to join his teammates, which made the Welsh international laugh.
Lors du match d'hier soir Hazard était à l'échauffement depuis le début de la seconde mi-temps lorsque arrive la 75' le staff technique demande au belge de se rasseoir il ne rentrera pas.
Gareth Bale rigole de la situation.
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— Real Madrid 🇫🇷 (@RMadridFrance_) February 4, 2022
On the pitch, Real Madrid struggled to score, yet Bale was not asked to warm up.
The former Tottenham player's contract expires next summer, and he has not played a minute for the club since August 28.
When asked about Bale, Ancelotti replied, "I have nothing to say."
"No players are being punished. (Dani) Ceballos and (Jesus) Vallego did not play either. They are on the same level as the others who did not," he added, referring to Bale and Hazard.