Gareth Bale has been one of the finest performers for the Spanish club Real Madrid for a few years and he also proved why he is one of their most important players during Madrid's clash against  Paris Saint Germain (PSG) at Parc des Princes. Real Madrid were completely outplayed by PSG in the Champions League. PSG were already 2-0 up in the first half and Real Madrid were struggling to match up with their opponents in the second half as well. However, Gareth Bale ignited the record holders' hopes by finding the back of the net only for the hopes to vanish in thin air.

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VAR betrays Gareth Bale

The Welsh international had scored one of the best goals in the history of UEFA Champions League when he had bounced the ball off himself several times before chipping it above goalkeeper Keylor Navas into the goal. Real Madrid started celebrating but their celebrations were cut short after the referee decided to make use of the VAR to clarify things. When the help of the video referee was taken, it was revealed that Gareth Bale's hand was involved during his build-up to score that outstanding goal and therefore, the goal was disallowed and cancelled out for handball. Real Madrid went on to lose the match by a 3-0 margin.

The video of Bale's outstanding goal was posted on social media.

Watch the video here:

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Gareth Bale's footballing career

During his more than a decade of footballing career, Gareth Bale has played for clubs including the likes of Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, and Real Madrid. Gareth Bale currently plays as a winger/midfielder for Real Madrid at the club level and the Wales national team at the international level. The wing wizard has also enjoyed a bit of success at the international level as well. He was the leading goal-scorer for Wales at the UEFA Euro 2016 with seven goals. Wales finished as the semi-finalists. Gareth Bale has also been named 'Welsh Footballer of the Year' a record six times.

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