Barcelona have been careful to break new recruit Neymar in gently during the opening weeks of the La Liga season and Real Madrid are likely to follow a similar policy with Gareth Bale, even with several key players carrying injuries.
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Soccer's richest club by income, who like champions Barca have a perfect nine points from three matches, splashed a record €100 million to secure Bale's services and he could make his debut at promoted Villarreal in Saturday's late kickoff .
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The 24-year-old winger played the final half hour of Wales's 3-0 World Cup qualification defeat at home to Serbia on Tuesday, his first competitive action since July, and coach Chris Coleman warned afterwards it would be unwise for him to play a full match this weekend considering his relative lack of fitness.
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After arriving in the Spanish capital on Wednesday, Bale had his first workout with his new team mates and although Real have a number of players injured, coach Carlo Ancelotti is unlikely to deploy him from the start at the Madrigal.
I think Madrid already have dope players to keep the club going ever before Bale's arrival. So Bale is just an addition!