Barcelona vs Sevilla and Villarreal vs Real Madrid: Gareth Bale Set to Make His Madrid Debut: Open Thread

September 14, 2013 Gareth Bale, Leagues: La Liga, Real Madrid 2 Comments

Gareth Bale will make his debut for Real Madrid today in the away game versus Villarreal at Estadio El Madrigal. For viewers in the United States, the broadcast begins at 3:55pm ET on beIN SPORT.

Bale is expected to make an appearance as a substitute on the right wing.

The earlier La Liga game features Barcelona against Sevilla, with a broadcast start time of 1:55pm ET, again on beIN SPORT.

Starting XI

Barcelona: Valdés; Alves, Piqué, Mascherano, Jordi Alba; Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta; Tello, Neymar, Messi.

Subs: Pinto, Alexis, Dos Santos, Montoya, Song, Fabregas, Adriano

Sevilla: Beto, Coke, Cala, Navarro, Alberto, Cristoforo, Mbia, Rakitic, Jairo, Vitolo y Gameiro.

Subs: Varas, Bacca, Marin, Trochowski, Iborra, Rabello, Figueiras

Before, during or after today’s matches, post your questions, comments or observations in the comments section below with fellow fans who are watching the games.

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2 Comments

  1. Christopher Harris September 14, 2013

    So much for Gareth Bale being not fit enough to play for Wales mid-week. He looked on top form today until he twisted his knee.

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  2. Ivan September 14, 2013

    I like Barca but they had no business winning this game; shocking defending and disallowed goal for Sevilla for god knows what.

    Real Madrid: unimpressive so far; Villareal just tied the game at 2…Bale scored a nice goal, right time right place…20 mins left…good games in both the Primera and the Premier League today.

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