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The Welsh international will see its actions after finding the net in a derby with Atletico controlled by the competent authorities of La Liga
Gareth Bale faces the threat of a 12-match ban after being denounced to the authorities for "a potentially obscene and derogatory meaningless gesture" while celebrating his goal in the Real Madrid derby against Atletico.
The Welsh international has left the bench of attackers to find the goal in a 3-1 victory of the Blancos at Wanda Metropolitano.
Bale was introduced shortly before the hour of play and had remained on the court only 17 minutes before hitting the back of the net.
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Released in the space inside the penalty area, the 29-year-old needed only one touch to secure himself before dropping his left foot into Jan Oblak.
While the frustration of being named among the substitutes and the emotion of scoring in a difficult confrontation spread through him, Bale fled in feast.
His efforts were a third of the afternoon for Real and have buckled the points against their rivals.
Bale helped to silence some of his critics by making a significant contribution, but he made sure to inform others of his achievements when he listed his name on the scoresheet.
He made a gesture towards supporters close to the sideline during the celebration after taking mistreatment of the terraces.
His actions were not included in the referee's match report but had been reported to the appropriate authorities.
La Liga referred the incident to the competition committee of the Spanish federation and Bale must now wait to find out if disciplinary action will be taken.
A statement issued by La Liga said: "In the 73rd minute of the match, after scoring the third goal of his team, Real Madrid player Gareth Bale, who was booed by local fans, celebrated by raising his hand right next to the head, in a provocative gesture towards the supporters, then in a gesture of possible obscene and pejorative meaning, he doubled his arm by cutting it in the middle of it with his other hand. "
The sanctions that could be imposed on Basel vary in length.
The La Liga statement added: "If this happens, the offender will be sanctioned by a suspension of four to twelve games. If the animosity of the public is, the suspension will be one to three (games) or for a period of more than one month. "
If Bale were to be stung with a suspension of 12 games, he would miss most of the rest of the 2018-19 campaign.
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Real has more than 15 games to play in La Liga this season, while he's trying to narrow the gap between the leader and the reigning champion, Barcelona.
They will hope that Bale, who now has 12 goals to his name and 100 in total for the club, will play a leading role in this quest in the coming weeks.
It remains to be seen if the Welsh will be allowed to fight for a more regular playing time under Santiago Solari or forced to take another spell on the sidelines.
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