Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane said "it's very clear what I've done this weekend" after dropping Gareth Bale for the second game running in their 3-1 defeat at Real Sociedad on Sunday.
As with Real's previous fixture, a 3-2 win over Villarreal, Bale was not even included in the squad for the visit to the Anoeta Stadium, and his future in Madrid is now looking even more bleak.
Per Patric Ridge of Goal, when asked if Bale had been fit to face La Real, Zidane said: "Yes.