Galatasaray vs Real Madrid - Gareth Bale To Make Champions League Debut For Madrid

by Crip Cooke

cited as a reason for leaving Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur to join La Liga runners-up Real Madrid this summer, and now his dream will come true as the Welsh international steps out onto the pitch for his side's first match of the Champions League campaign tonight. Madrid's opponents, Turkish league side Galatasaray, will provide stiff competition, but the Spanish outfit are expected to emerge the victors. Gareth Bale, 24, recently scored on his debut against Villareal, before being replaced around the hour-mark. He revealed how proud he was to get off the mark already, and manager Carlo Ancelotti may well start him again for tonight's game. The forward's fitness has been in doubt, something confirmed by Ancelotti. But the 54-year old has been working hard to getting the £85 million signing up to steam with the rest of his teammates. Bale could start the match on the bench if Ancelotti feels he's still not ready for two games within a week, but the 24-year old admitted he has been imagining this moment for a long time - adding it was his childhood dream to play in the Champions League for 'the best club in the world'. source - bbc football

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Crippy Cooke, 23, is a freelance Football Writer contributing to What Culture. He's had work featured on Zoo, MSN, London 24, The Telegraph, The Huffington Post, and was recently named Writer of the Year on FTBpro - while also a nominee for Best Male Blog in the Football Blogging Awards.