Bale Avoids Ban for Celebration in Madrid Derby

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Gareth Bale will not receive any sort of ban for his celebration in Real Madrid's recent victory over Atletico Madrid.

Bale was introduced in the second half of the match and scored quickly upon entering the fray.

He scored Real's third and final goal in the 3-1 win over the club's crosstown rivals, and the finish was his 100th for the club.

However, it was a finish that ended in controversy as Bale was reported to authorities for “a gesture of possible obscene and derogatory meaning” as a result of the ensuing celebration.

However, the incident was not reported by the referee in his match report and the Spanish federation have opted to not punish the Welsh winger for the celebration at all.

It's not the only celebration row Bale has found himself in recent weeks, having also earned criticism for pushing away Lucas Vazquez after scoring from the spot in this past weekend's win over Levante.

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