One year since Bale's last Bernabeu goal Real Madrid No strike since March 2019

Monday marks one year since Gareth Bale last scored at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, with that strike coming on March 16, 2019 against Celta Vigo.

His effort made it 2-0 to Real Madrid in the 77th minute in a game that was Zinedine Zidane's first back in the dugout.

The Bernabeu had emptied in the months before that though and the 65,054 who watched on from the stands made up one of Madrid's best turnouts of the season.

Zidane's return brought some enthusiasm back after being knocked out of the Copa del Rey and Champions League while sitting way off the pace in LaLiga Santander.

Bale had fallen down the pecking order under Santiago Solari, but Zidane put him straight back into the fold.

That gave some excitement to fans of Bale and Madrid, and although it proved to be his last goal of the season many thought that he would go on to play an important role again.

It wasn't to be though, even despite him managing to stay at the club beyond last summer, he hasn't succeeded in finding prominence again.

Bale hasn't always played at the Bernabeu since that day.

He's made 10 appearances and accumulated 531 minutes in front of his own fans, and the last of those came in the form of a 15-minute spell against Manchester City.

The Welshman often pays for Madrid's poor form more than anyone else, which is in part down to his on-field performances and in part because of his off-pitch behaviour - notably leaving the stadium early when he's not chosen as part of the matchday squad.

Now, given the circumstances, that goal on March 16, 2019 could prove to be his last at home for Real Madrid.

Now nobody knows if the 2019/20 season will ever resume or finish and Bale could be on his way before the next season gets underway, whenever that may be.