Gareth Bale nearly equals Usain Bolt's record

Gareth Bale almost equalled Bolt’s record!

Spanish TV channel La Sexta had recorded Gareth Bale‘s sprinting speed in the match against Villarreal. Shockingly, his speed was 25 mph, just 2 mph behind Usain Bolt during his world record sprint.

Bale’s best burst of speed came while he ran 20 meters down the right flank of Madrid’s attack before pulling the ball back from the byline and crashing into the advertising hoardings.

Despite this incredible data about the player, Gareth Bale stressed on the fact that he was not fully fit as he did not go through pre-season training. He did not start the game against Galatasaray last Tuesday in the Champions League. Ancelotti introducted the winger in second half.

On his cameo role in the last match, Bale speaking to the Spanish Press said: “It was great to be back in the Champions League. It has been two or three years now. It is great to get out on the pitch and get some game time.

“It was good to make an immediate contribution with the free kick. I think I was involved in all the last three goals which was delightful. So it was just great to get back on the pitch and get some game time under my belt.

“I am not too sure about my fitness to be honest. It is all about building up my game time gradually. have had zero pre-season which doesn’t help. I have had no game time over the summer. It is all about getting game time under my belt and getting my fitness up as quick as I can.”