The Blancos boss has once again denied that he has an issue with the Welsh forward, who was left out of the starting XI once more
Zinedine Zidane maintains there is no problem between himself and Gareth Bale after the Wales star was again named among the substitutes for Wednesday's 1-1 draw against Athletic Bilbao.
Bale came off the bench with 20 minutes remaining as Madrid chased an equaliser following Inaki Williams' early opener at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The former Tottenham forward almost found the leveller, clipping a volley narrowly wide before Cristiano Ronaldo's instinctive backheel beat inspired Athletic goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga three minutes from time.