Bale to debut for Real at Villarreal - Ancelotti


MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid will get their first indication of whether 100 million euros (84.1 million pounds) was money well spent when world record signing Gareth Bale makes his debut in Saturday's La Liga match at Villarreal.

Real coach Carlo Ancelotti said Bale, whose pre-season was disrupted by protracted negotiations over his move from Tottenham Hotspur, would not necessarily start the game at the Madrigal but would feature at some point and would likely be deployed on the right.

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