Zinedine Zidane said Gareth Bale is a key player for the Spanish champions. Bale, who continues to be linked with a return to the Premier League, started on the bench as two-time reigning Champions League winners Madrid advanced to the quarter-finals following Tuesday's 2-1 victory over a 10-man Paris Saint-Germain. The Wales international forward was introduced with 14 minutes remaining in Paris, where Madrid sealed a 5-2 aggregate triumph. Bale was named among the substitutes as Zidane turned to Lucas Vazquez and Marco Asensio.
Vazquez was the provider for five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo, who opened the scoring six minutes into the second half at the Parc des Princes. Casemiro was also on target with 10 minutes remaining after Edinson Cavani pulled a goal back for the Ligue 1 leaders. It was important to put them in to have two banks of four defending their wide players," Zidane said, referring to Vazquez and Asensio. We did that really well. Lucas is doing really well at the moment, and Marco too. We all are, but them in particular. I can't explain anything more to you. I have to choose every three days and today the plan was to go with those players. They did well.
Real madrid manager told reporters that the team is the important thing, Although Bale was benched, but that doesn't have anything to do with it. He is a key player in real madrid.
