Once more, Gareth Bale proved his worth for Real Madrid, as the Welsh star gave Los Blancos reasons to believe in a possible La Liga title. His crucial header during the final minutes against Real Sociedad gave Zidane's crew three more points and the top of La Liga with games in hand for Atlético and Barcelona.
Zinedine Zidane chose to rotate most of his starters in order to have them fit for Wednesday's UEFA Champions League match, but Bale was among those who stepped up and delivered just when his team needed him the most.
Curiously enough, Bale has scored almost half of his goals in La Liga with a header. Out of the 19 goals he has scored for Real Madrid, the Welshman has used his head to score a whopping nine times, more than any other player in Europe's Top 5 leagues.
El gol de Bale de cabezahttps://t.co/l5URPcFq5R
— David F. Sanchidrián (@AS_Sanchidrian) April 30, 2016
Of course, fans celebrated the Welshman's goal, while experts analyzed his influence in the team's late performances. Have a look below.
Gareth Bale in the Liga 2015/16 [@SportExtraHD] pic.twitter.com/VDkOIMBAvk
— Real Madrid Info (@RMadridInfo) April 30, 2016
"Real Madrid's assist leaders this season"
Más asistencias con el Real Madrid en esta temporada:
— MisterChip (Alexis) (@2010MisterChip) April 30, 2016
14 Cristiano
11 Bale
10 Isco y Kroos
09 James
07 Jesé
06 LUCAS VÁZQUEZ
How much Bale's goal meant to the team. We aren't in charge of Liga but doing our best to fight until the end! pic.twitter.com/FsjacHdCAl
— M.A.J (@UItraSuristic) April 30, 2016
Gareth Bale: Has now scored more headed goals (9) than 68 of the 98 teams in Europe’s top 5 leagues this season
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) April 30, 2016
Big bad Bale again.
— Kay Murray (@KayLMurray) April 30, 2016
"We're nothing without Gareth Bale"
No somos nada sin ti Gareth Bale.
— Evelyn Cassio (@evelyyncassio) April 30, 2016
"When someone tells you Neymar is better than Bale..."
Cuando te dicen que Neymar es mejor que Bale. pic.twitter.com/uOWShfBote
— Madrid Real™ (@MadridRealTM) April 30, 2016