Real Madrid star Gareth Bale enjoys lunch with girlfriend Emma Rhys-Jones as Rafa Benitez's side prepare for Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk
- Wales star Gareth Bale enjoyed lunch in Madrid with girlfriend on Sunday
- He joined girlfriend Emma Rhys-Jones after Real's 6-0 win over Espanyol
- Bale returned to training ahead of Champions League clash on Tuesday
- Real Madrid host Shakhtar Donetsk at the Bernabeu
Gareth Bale was spotted leaving a Madrid restaurant after enjoying lunch with girlfriend Emma Rhys-Jones on Sunday.
The Wales star joined his girlfriend 24 hours after Real Madrid's 6-0 win over Espanyol on Saturday, during which team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo scored five goals.
The Welshman then returned to first-team training on Monday as Rafa Benitez's side prepare to host Ukrainian outfit Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Gareth Bale and girlfriend Emma Rhys-Jones were spotted leaving a trendy Madrid restaurant on Sunday
The young couple were were out for lunch in Madrid with Emma's sister Charlotte
The couple were joined by Emma's sister Charlotte and were spotted leaving a restaurant in Madrid after enjoying lunch together on Sunday afternoon.
Bale was seen to be in high spirits when he returned to Real Madrid's first-team training session on Monday ahead of their Champions League opener at home to Shakhtar on Tuesday.
The squad were all smiles as they prepared for the game on the back of two rampant victories in their last two La Liga outings.
Bale returned to training on Monday ahead of Real Madrid's Champions League opener on Tuesday
Real enter the game in fine form on the back of a 6-0 win over Espanyol on Saturday
The aggregate scoreline in their last two games is 11-0, with star player Cristiano Ronaldo bagging five in the 6-0 demolition of Espanyol at the weekend, surpassing club legend Raul's long-held top-flight goalscoring record.
Bale, with two goals and three assists so far this season, has said he feels 'more involved' under new manager Rafa Benitez.
'I feel like I am more involved this year now,' the 26-year-old said.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored five goals in Saturday's comprehensive victory
'The first year you are running off adrenaline from having just signed - you are so happy to be at the club and that drives you on.
'But in the second year I felt a little bit left out wide and not getting so much of the ball but now I feel involved in the play and I think that is showing in the games - that I am able to assist goals and score goals.'
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