Gareth Bale captured doing special warm-up routine to prevent injury Real Madrid Ahead of Numancia game

Aiming to prevent future injuries, Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale has been captured doing an individual stretching routine before the general warm-up with his teammates.

The images were taken before the Copa del Rey match against Numancia, with the Welsh forward following a sequence of stretches having had an injury plagued time in the Spanish capital.

He went on to grab a goal in a 3-0 win.