Ronaldo tells Real fans to get behind Bale

Cristiano Ronaldo has urged Real Madrid fans to get behind “key player” Gareth Bale after the Wales international came under fire for going for goal instead of passing during Saturday’s Primera Division win over Espanyol.

Bale was jeered by some Madrid supporters at the Bernabeu when, instead of laying up what could have been a tap-in for Ronaldo inside him, he opted to go for goal himself following a breakaway and ended up shooting wide.