Real Madrid kicked off their preseason campaign against Barcelona on Saturday night in Las Vegas – they could have done with Gareth Bale’s scoring touch. West of the desert, the Welsh forward scored his first goal for Los Angeles FC.
There has been no shortage of amusing hijinks from the LAFC social media towards Real Madrid, with Bale asking fans to attend a game in Spanish two weeks ago. He was regularly criticised for his lack of Spanish in Madrid.
Bale made his debut off the bench last week and came on with 25 minutes to go this time as LAFC led Sporting Kansas City 1-0. In the 83rd minute, Los Angeles got its first taste of Bale’s clinical left foot.
🏴 @GarethBale11 OPENS HIS LAFC ACCOUNT!!!#SKCvLAFC 0-2 pic.twitter.com/bcMHI59GgG
— LAFC (@LAFC) July 24, 2022
While it is easy to draw conclusions following a fraught end to his Real Madrid spell, it is notable how much more at ease Bale appears in the United States of America.
"It was nice to come on and grab a goal to help the team get three points."
🎙️ @GarethBale11 #LAFC pic.twitter.com/tHdzaOGNw4
— LAFC (@LAFC) July 24, 2022
The first of many. 🏴🐉 #LAFC | @GarethBale11 pic.twitter.com/XVFTG7Szkz
— LAFC (@LAFC) July 24, 2022
Really good to see Gareth in the U.S. and appearing to be very happy and content. We certainly love to get players of his quality on this side of the pond.