The Welsh striker Real Madrid Gareth Bale has denied having problems with teammate Cristiano Ronaldo and assured that take "very well".
"We get along very well. The press many things invented. We have never had any problems and I have never discussed with him. He's a very passionate person on the pitch, everyone knows that," Bale said in an interview published Monday in the British newspaper the Times.
"What gives everything on the pitch, and that was reflected on Wolfsburg. I was in the right place at the right time to us we do not care who scores the goals, all we want is to win titles" insisted the Cardiff footballer.
Bale, 26, held on Tuesday , his first official match in a stadium of Premier League since leaving Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 when he takes the field the Etihad Stadium in the first leg of the semifinals of the Champions League against the Manchester City .
Author of 18 goals and 10 assists this season, Bale hopes to help Real Madrid to qualify for the final of the Champions League Milan .
"The Champions League means everything to this club. It is the priority every year. The have won 10 times, more than any other team, but once you get there you realize its importance. At first when I arrived, the two words more he heard were 'The Tenth' "he said.
"However, as we won 'The Tenth' thought people would be happy, but it was not. It is in the nature of the club, they want to win the European Cup every year," said British footballer.
"When I go to the Bernabeu, 0 see the ten European Cups exposed and notes that is special to the club. The European nights feel that they are special, the atmosphere is a little better" he said.
Bale also analyzed the two technicians who had this season in the white set, the Spanish Rafa Benitez, ousted last January, and Frenchman Zinedine Zidane .
"He won the Champions League as a player and also as an assistant (Carlo) Ancelotti, and knows how important it was both. He knows the club better than anyone," he said of his current coach.
"It has a special aura, an aura of respect because he was a great player. We all greatly respect and trust what it tells us to do on the pitch. He trusts us, and that is reflected in our performance "he added.
About Benitez said he gave "more responsibility" that was "what he wanted" and that he "liked working with him": "I spoke with Benitez on the position where I would play because in the previous season (2014/2015) I felt I did not touch the ball a lot. I was a bit isolated in the band and he could do what he wanted or help the club as I would have liked ".
"He listened to me and gave me more responsibility, which was what I wanted. He had a good relationship with him. He speaks good English, which helped me a lot. I liked working with him," he said.
Asked about his opponent tomorrow in the semifinals of the continental showpiece, Bale stated that the City "has great players" and are aware "that are a threat."
"The City has great players like Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva , who are in a good form. If this were not so they would not be in the semifinals. We know they are a threat, but we are prepared" concluded international Welsh.
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