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Welsh international Gareth Bale was on the Real Madrid bench for the entire duration of the Spanish Copa Del Rey encounter with hosts Elche on Thursday. Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti had earlier said that Gareth Bale has recovered from injury and will be in the squad to face Elche in the round of 16 as far as the Copa Del Rey this season is concerned. The Italian tactician confirmed the availability of Bale for the Elche game after an injury layoff in his pre-match press conference before the game.

Just like Ancelotti revealed, Gareth Bale made his return to the Real Madrid squad for the Elche game and he was not given the nod to come off the bench even when his team trailed for a few minutes in extra time. The Welshman was not given any minute despite the fact that the game lasted for 120 minutes due to extra time.
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