Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid: 5 Hits and Flops; La Liga

#2 Flop - Gareth Bale

Bale's woes against Atleti continued

There is no doubt that Atletico Madrid is Gareth Bale's bogey team. Its been four years since the Welshman scored against the Rojiblancos in the league and it was hardly a surprise that his goal drought stretched further on Saturday night.

Similarly, Bale's domestic form has been on the downward in recent weeks as the 29 year old hasn't found the back of the net in his last four games. The same continued in the Madrid derby with Bale once again having a poor outing and was consequently, substituted at halftime.

During his 45 minute spell on the pitch, the winger could muster up just 24 touches of the ball which included just one successful cross and a pass completion rate of only 73%. Bale had a solitary effort on target in the process but his shot wasn't powerful enough to trouble Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak.

Bale and Real Madrid's dip in form has come at the same time. Manager Julen Lopetegui needs to sort out these issues imminently as his Star player's recent slump seems to have affected the rest of the team as their over-dependability on Bale has seen them not get the desired results.

9 - Gareth Bale has played more LaLiga games without scoring against Atletico de Madrid than versus any other side. Vigilance. pic.twitter.com/csL3Z3RB80

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) September 29, 2018