Is this the end for Gareth Bale as Real Madrid fall to Juventus?

Real's dreams of back-to-back Champions League titles thwarted by Juventus and a former Bernabeu striker

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Real Madrid 1 Juventus 1 (Juventus win 3-2 on aggregate). What now for Gareth Bale? The Real Madrid winger was the target yet more abuse from the Bernabeu crowd as he fluffed two chances to save his side's season but failed as Real Madrid's defence of their Champions League crown came to an end against Italian side Juventus.

Bale's position in Madrid is looking increasingly fragile after a dire showing in the first leg and some less-than-helpful comments from his agent. But all that would have been forgotten if he had saved Los Blancos last night. His performance "could easily have been a heroic one", says the BBC, but "his failure to take the opportunity to turn around his underwhelming season leaves him more vulnerable than ever."

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