Ancelotti Hails Bale Impact

[Folami David]

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti lauded Gareth Bale's contribution after the Welshman scored twice and made two more goals as Real thrashed Sevilla 7-3 on Wednesday.
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Bale was making his first start at the Santiago Bernabeu and soon had his first home goal when he thumped in the opener on 13 minutes.
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He then had a slice of luck as his free-kick deflected in off Alberto Moreno for the second.
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Cristiano Ronaldo then went onto score a hat-trick and Karim Benzema twice, with Bale setting one goal for each of his strike partners as Madrid completed by far their most devastating offensive performance since Ancelotti took charge.
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"Tonight everyone saw the real Gareth," Ancelotti said.
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"He played really well, showing fantastic skills. It takes time but it was a necessity, now he doesn't have problems physically and he is improving his confidence so he will be very important for us in the future."
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Despite being delighted with the performance of his front three, though, Ancelotti was disappointed with how Real let Sevilla back into the game after racing into a 3-0 lead.
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Ivan Rakitic's penalty and Carlos Bacca made it 3-2 at halftime and Rakitic struck again and missed a penalty in the second-half as Sevilla exposed Madrid's defensive frailties.