Back to the Soccer Newsfeed

Gareth Bale, Real Madrid Beat Celta Vigo 2-0 in Zinedine Zidane's Return

Zinedine Zidane won the first game of his second spell as Real Madrid manager thanks to a 2-0 victory over Celta Vigo at the Santiago Bernabeu in La Liga on Saturday.

Isco and Gareth Bale were recalled to the starting XI and repaid Zidane's faith by netting both the goals to help Los Blancos close the gap on leaders Barcelona to nine points. The Blaugrana are in action on Sunday when they travel to face Real Betis.

Zidane, who won a hat-trick of UEFA Champions League titles before stepping down in May, got his selection decisions right, proving he can rekindle the magic after Julen Lopetegui and Santiago Solari were dismissed.