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Gareth Bale: A 'Martian' Running Out of Time at Real Madrid

Barcelona put Real Madrid to the sword on Wednesday night in a 3-0 victory at the Santiago Bernabeu to progress to the final of the Copa del Rey, 4-1 on aggregate. It was a humiliating defeat for Los Blancos in their own house. Gareth Bale came on as a second-half substitute, but he failed to impact the game. The Welshman's only notable showing was a break he made inside Barcelona's defence with a few minutes to go, but he ballooned his shot wide. The miss drew hoots of derision.

When the referee blew for full-time, Bale made a beeline for the tunnel.