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Gareth Bale is about to make the history of Real Madrid. The Welsh is only to reach the famous Club 100 Los Blancos.
The ball closes in the century
The striker has a chance to reach 100 goals against Girona at the Copa del Rey on Thursday in Montilivi. It's an opponent with which he scored, with goals against the Catalans in both games of the season. Bale currently totals 99 goals out of a total of 213 games against the Spanish giants, giving him an average of 0.46 goals per game.
Most people would agree that this return is far from prolific, but it is identical to that of Karim Benzema (207 goals in 445 games), although the French seems to hit hard recently. However, and this is a comparison that he can never escape, it is a ratio that is not even in the same stage as Cristiano Ronaldo who scored 1,02 goals per game before leaving Madrid.
Bad numbers, great moments
Bale figures at Santiago Bernabéu have always been questioned, as well as his general contribution in the games. That goes with the territory of being a signature of great name. Since the start of the 2013/14 season, Real Madrid has scored 853 goals. The Welsh therefore only provided 11% of the team's goals; certainly not up to the expected return when such an expense was made to Tottenham Hotspur. The Madridistas are also used to waiting a little while to score their number 11. On average, Basel scores a goal every 160 minutes.
Basel with another medal of the Champions League.
Fans can, however, celebrate some of their goals on the most important occasions, including four in the final. Remember the extra time against Atlético for Decima history. Or the emblematic race against Barcelona in the final of the 2014 Copa del Rey. And more recently, a double against Liverpool to win an unprecedented third consecutive Champions League.
Achille Heel of Basel
Gareth Bale has been nicknamed "The Glbad Man" because of the ease with which he seems to be able to hurt himself. He has been absent 22 times during his career in Madrid after qualifying as the most expensive in their history. His 213 matches were accumulated over a period of 328, which means that the winger has missed 115 matches, including 90 due to an injury.
His eternal partner, Benzema, played 49 more games in the same period, almost one more season. This season, under Julen Lopetegui and now Santiago Solari, the Welsh has been on the field only 55% of the potential time, a little less than his 57% average since his accession in 2013. The question that many people are asking is if a team like Real Madrid can afford to miss one of its best stars for nearly half of its matches.
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