Jose Mourinho aims cheeky dig at Real Madrid after Gareth Bale reopens Spurs account

Tottenham Hotspur manr Jose Mourinho couldn't resist a sly dig at Real Madrid after super-sub Gareth Bale's winner against Brighton on Sunday. Welsh forward, currently on loan from Real Madrid, scored his first goal for Spurs since returning to club in 2-1 win over Brighton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, lifting rth London giants to second in  Premier League standings. After scrappy win, Mourinho claimed that he planned to go online and check what Los Blancos had posted about Bale's winner. 

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Jose Mourinho fires shots at Real Madrid after Gareth Bale goal vs Brighton

While speaking to reporters after Tottenham's 2-1 win over Brighton on Sunday, Jose Mourinho poked fun at Real Madrid over ir treatment of Gareth Bale. 'Special One' said, "I'm so pleased for him (Bale) because he deserves that. When I have five minutes of spare time, I will go on internet and check what Real Madrid website had to say about his goal." Portuguese n added, "Gareth kws we care about him and we kw he cares about us, team and club. He’s perfect fit and w he has good feelings."

highs and lows of Gareth Bale's Real Madrid career

Mourinho's dig at Real Madrid stems from LaLiga giants' poor treatment of star forward. Bale spent seven seasons at Spanish capital, winning four Champions Leagues and two LaLiga titles. However, Bale had recurring issues with Real Madrid board over time and also fell out of favour with Los Blancos faithful towards end of his tenure. 

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Bale angered several Real Madrid supporters when he was pictured next to a flag that read, 'Wales. Golf. Madrid: In That Order' while celebrating on international duty last year. Bale barely featured for Real Madrid under Zinedine Zidane during ir LaLiga title triumph last term and was exiled from first-team squad. After Bale left Madrid to join Spurs on loan, club immediately handed over Bale's .11 jersey to Marco Asensio to all but end ties with 31-year-old. 

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Tottenham vs Brighton review

Spurs began ir game against Brighton on front foot and took lead through Harry Kane's penalty in first half after star striker was fouled just inside box. Brighton equalized through Tariq Lamptey after right-back's goal was allowed to stand despite a foul on Spurs midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg during build-up. However, Bale came off bench to seal win for Spurs after guiding a header into net from Sergio Reguilon's cross. 

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