Bale returns to normal

The player, who asked for a day-off on Wednesday to recover from his busy schedule has now returned to the Real Madrid training to continue the solid form which saw Wales qualify for Euro 2016 for the first time in 52 years.

The Welsh star has retuned to 'los' blancos' in perfect physical conditions after playing 180 minutes in two international matches against Bosnia and Andorra. He originally wasn't planned to play both matches but the striker felt like he was playing well: "It has been very good for me to pick up the pase."

Tomorrow, Bale will be put in the starting line up for Madrid's game against Levante after almost a month of absence, after his injury back in September against Granada.

He has only managed 25 minutes against Atletico as part of his recovery so this will be the first time he will be back to full action. It could prove a timely recovery as well, as after the news the Benzema will be out for the next couple of weeks with a calf injury, Benitez will be hoping Bale can make a quick impact.

With the French striker injured, Real Madrid could see a change in formation and move towards a 4-4-2 which would see Bale and Cristiano up front.

Isco could be also moved into a central midfield role, as the injury of Modric has left 'los blancos' vulnerable, which would hopefully give more balance to the structure of the team.