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'Bale remains fully committed to Real Madrid' - Courtois defends Bernabeu team-mate after boos

Thibaut Courtois has no doubt that Gareth Bale is still fully committed to Real Madrid following the Wales star's controversial return to La Liga action on Saturday.

Bale was introduced as a second-half substitute in the 3-1 win over Real Sociedad and was greeted by a mixture of boos and applause from the Santiago Bernabeu faithful.

It marked Bale's first appearance for Madrid since October and came at the end of a week in which he celebrated Wales' Euro 2020 qualification behind a banner that read: "WALES.