Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale admitted that he hasn’t spoken to former Los Blancos boss Zinedine Zidane since their Champions League victory over Liverpool in May.

The Welshman came off the bench to score a stunning brace in the final, including one of the best goals ever seen in a European decider.

But, even after such an influential cameo display, Zidane did not utter a word about such a great finish to his player.

“He didn’t talk to me about it – I still haven’t spoken to him since. Our relationship was good. I wouldn’t say we were best mates, it was just a normal professional relationship,” Bale told FourFourTwo.

“I was really frustrated not to start,” he says. “I’d played pretty well since coming back from the last little niggle I’d had in December. I scored five goals in my last four league games of the season and felt like I deserved to be involved from the start.

“I was desperate to get onto that pitch. When I ran on, I was still a bit angry, and that’s probably why I did what I did next.

“I’ve watched the goal back a couple of times. I didn’t feel like I had a point to prove – I wanted to do it for myself and the team. If you play in any final you want to be going home with the trophy, no matter what it takes. If it meant waiting to come on for the last 30 minutes, so be it.”