This was his return to the starting lineup with the Spurs

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Gareth Bale is celebrating a successful comeback for Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs miss nothing against rival Linz ASK from Austria and claim their first Europa League win.

Gareth Bale (31) is back at Tottenham for good. After the Welshman had celebrated his first game seven years after his return from Real Madrid with a wild card (3: 3 against West Ham United), he was allowed to play from the start.

José Mourinho (57) put the superstar in the correct offensive position in his 4-2-3-1 system at the start of the Euro League group stage against LASK. In addition to Bale, Erik Lamela, Lucas Moura and center forward Carlos Vinicius broke in.

Moura gave Spurs the lead (18), Andrés Andrade made it 2-0 with an own goal – Bale was involved in setting up – before Heung-Min Son, who replaced Bale after 62 minutes of game, made the final decision and made it 3-0. – The final score took over (84th).

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Gareth Bale was pleased with his teammates. “We went out today and did a great job. We were solid and dangerous. And the most important thing in these first games is the three points,” the right-back dictated to the press after the victory in the scorecards.

Bale can also be used next Monday (9pm). Then the 2019 Champions League finalist has to play for Burnley FC in the Premier League. The Spurs are currently in seventh place on the table.

Gareth Bale gets good grades

Bale gets good reviews from the British press for his return to the starting eleven. The DAILY EXPRESS writes: “Gareth Bale impresses.” The hand gives the loan of Real Madrid 7 of the 10 possible points.

Only alternates Harry Kane, Carlos Vinicius and Lucas Moura (both 8/10) get better marks. Joe Hart also showed strong play. The representative of the starting goalkeeper Hugo Lloris receives a 7.