Gareth Bale: Real Madrid's £86m man makes his mark in final
When Gareth Bale was presented as a Real Madrid player in front of thousands of supporters at the Bernabeu, he was immediately acquainted with the weight of expectation that came with his arrival. In a lengthy introduction for the world's most expensive footballer, club president Florentino Perez outlined what he expected in return for the £86m his club handed over to Tottenham. Play media He said: "We are the most demanding club in the world but we will always be by your side." History tells us that this rule can be rather flexible at Real Madrid. Succeed and they will be by your side - fall short and plenty can produce evidence of how quickly they can cut you adrift. And it was on nights such as this, as Madrid decamped to Lisbon for the first one-city final in Champions League history, when those demands are at their most intense, when moments can decide whether Real will stand at your side or you become another casualty of their ruth...