A lead protected this time, Jose Mourinho’s side climbed to second in the Premier League on the day his former club Manchester United lost 1-0 at home to Arsenal.
Cruising 3-0 when Bale came off in the bench in the 72nd minute against West Ham, Tottenham incredibly collapsed in a game it had been in control of to draw 3-3 in the Premier League on Sunday.
A day after the Wales forward officially returned to the Premier League, Madrid struggled in attack in its Spanish league opener, sparking questions about the club’s moves in the offseason.
Bale was earlier left out of Real's final LaLiga clash as well. He cut an awkward figure after Real's 34th league win and speculations have been rife about his future at Santiago Bernabeu.
Zidane's decision comes after Bale played in just two of Madrid's 11 LaLiga games following the return of the competition in June and sat on the sidelines for their last seven games of the domestic campaign.
Barnett said that Bale remains one of the best players in the world and there is hardly any club in the world that could afford him.
Both Bale and James Rodriguez failed to make the squad for Sunday’s match at relegation-threatened Leganes.
Bale has been an unused substitute in Real's last five LaLiga matches and his behaviour, while sitting in the stands during matches, has drawn ire of the fans on social media.
Jesus Olmo, who was with medical services at Santiago Bernabeu when Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was also part of the squad, believes that Bale's unusual genetics make him the best in business.
Gareth Bale has seen subject to intense scrutiny since his record-breaking move to Real Madrid from Tottenham Hotspur in 2013.
Wales and Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale has made a donation of over 1m euros to aid fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
Zidane said he would not "prevent" Bale from doing anything and his players are old enough to know what they should be doing.
Bale is nursing an undisclosed injury sustained in last weekend's league match against Alavés.
Barcelona maintained top position in La Liga with their win over Leganes while Real Madrid continued to put pressure with their win against Sociedad.
Wales qualified for the Euro 2020 on Tuesday and Gareth Bale had a laugh and a dance behind a message that read: "Wales. Golf. Madrid. In That Order."
Zinedine Zidane said Gareth Bale had not told him why he needed to go to London and had received permission to do so directly from the club.
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