Wales have been handed a big boost ahead of their Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff clash with Austria after star player Gareth Bale returned to training. Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale was part of the Wales training onTuesday ahead of the Austria game scheduled to take place at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Thursday.

The return of Gareth Bale to training is a big plus for manager Robert Page especially after he missed the Barcelona game at the weekend due to an injury. Bale missed the El Clasico due to a back injury as reported in the Spanish media. The injury ensured that he missed the 4-0 rout at the hands of the Catalan giants in the league with goals from Pierre-EmerickAubameyang (2),Ferran Torres and Ronald Araujo. The defeat reduced the gap between Spanish La Liga leaders Real Madrid and nearest challengers Sevilla to nine points with nine games left to play. Barcelona are in third spot and 12 points behind Real Madrid, but they have played one less game than the top two teams. Continue reading BALE RETURNS TO TRAINING FOR AUSTRIA



After Zidane left the club, many thought that the time for Bale to regain his place in the starting XI would finally come and it was looking even more likely when Carlo Ancelotti was confirmed as the man that would be replacing Zidane at the helm. Italian manager Ancelotti had a good working relationship with Bale during his previous stint as Real Madrid manager and it was the main reason that got people thinking that the Welsh winger would finally be allowed to have some game time. 