The Welshman, who joined Madrid earlier this month for a reported world record fee, will however not be in Ancelotti’s squad to take on Elche on Wednesday evening to make sure he is ready for Real’s biggest game of the season to date at the weekend.

“He began to train individually yesterday and I don’t think there will be any problems for the game on Saturday,” Ancelotti told a press conference yesterday.

“He won’t be included tomorrow because we have to prepare him well for Saturday. He wasn’t happy after the game on Sunday, but his mood has changed quickly because he has begun to think about Saturday’s match.”

Ancelotti played down suggestions that Bale had been forced into competitive action too soon after joining Madrid having hardly featured in pre-season for Tottenham Hotspur.u00a0