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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale from Wales gestures during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Espanyol at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium ...
Real Madrid's Gareth Bale from Wales gestures during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Espanyol at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, May 17, 2014 . (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale, left, duels for the ball with Espanyol's Javier Lopez during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadiu...
Real Madrid's Gareth Bale, left, duels for the ball with Espanyol's Javier Lopez during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, May 17, 2014 . (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale from Wales, left, celebrates his goal with teammates Luka Modric from Croatia, and Arbeloa during a Spanish La Liga soccer m...
Real Madrid's Gareth Bale from Wales, left, celebrates his goal with teammates Luka Modric from Croatia, and Arbeloa during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Espanyol at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, May 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
MADRID (AP) -- Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says forward Gareth Bale will play in Saturday's Champions League final against Atletico Madrid.
Bale has had a successful debut season in Spain, and Ancelotti appears ready to reward him with a starting role on Saturday.
Ancelotti says "Gareth had some problems at the beginning (of the season) but when he found good physical condition he scored a lot of goals, he had a good impact on the team. I think he will do the same in the final."
