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Zidane: Bale apologised to Real Madrid after red card

The Wales international was given his marching orders just after half-time and his coach says he was not happy with the dismissal

Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane said Gareth Bale asked for forgiveness after the Welsh star was sent off in Wednesday's thrilling draw against Las Palmas.

Bale saw red early in the second half as Madrid overcame their numerical disadvantage to salvage a 3-3 draw in La Liga at the Santiago Bernabeu.

A pair of yellow cards within two minutes of the restart gave Las Palmas the momentum with two goals and a 3-1 lead approaching the hour-mark before Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice inside the final four minutes of regulation to earn a point.