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Madrid boss Zidane lavishes praise on brilliant Bale

Zinedine Zidane welcomed Real Madrid star Gareth Bale giving him a selection headache ahead of the Champions League final.

The Wales forward fired a superb brace inside the opening half hour to set Madrid on course for a 6-0 romp against Celta Vigo in their final La Liga home game this season.

The brace brought Bale up to 18 goals in all competitions this season, and to 15 in La Liga, though it is in continental play where he has often struggled in 2017-18.

Bale has largely been consigned to a place on the bench during the knockout stages of the Champions League this season but, with injury problems seemingly behind him, the 28-year-old has found form with Madrid's Kiev showdown against Liverpool only two weeks away.