GIF: Bale answers Ancelotti's call
Real Madrid's prize signing had come under fire in recent days. He answered in a big way on Saturday.
Gareth Bale, who had been asked to do more by manager Carlo Ancelotti, increased Real Madrid's lead over Real Betis with this magisterial free kick.

[Courtesy: Tomas Roncero]
Put in context, Bale's season has been quite productive.
The two most productive offensive seasons in Europe right now (Gls+Assist per90) belong to... Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale. Interesting
— Ted Knutson (@mixedknuts) January 18, 2014
Goalkeeper Stephan Andersen's reaction to the strike was pretty perfect.

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