What a difference 12 months can make. A little under a year ago Gareth Bale scored a crucial goal in the Champions League final and grabbed the goal that won Real Madrid the Copa del Rey to cap a dream first season following his world record transfer from Tottenham.
On Tuesday night he was singled out for yet more criticism after a woeful display as the holders were beaten in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Juventus in Turin.
The Old Lady recorded a slender 2-1 win to bring to the Bernabeu and £86million Bale was an anonymous figure throughout.
Bale was making his first start for five games after he went off injured against Malaga last month and the Wales international's return has coincided with Real's failure to win for the first time in six matches.
The 25-year-old's heat map illustrated how difficult he found it to get himself in the game - one of the brightest spots was on the centre-circle as he kicked off.
Bale, who has now scored just three goals in his last 16 appearances for the club, had only 14 touches in the first half - less than any other player, including goalkeeper Iker Casillas.
Bale failed to register a single shot at goal, either on or off target, and attempted fewer passes - just 18 - than any other Real Madrid player that started the match.
Not only did he not threaten the Juventus goal himself, he could not create a single chance for any of his team-mates either.
The former Tottenham star has been the fall guy for fans throughout the season being regularly booed and even had his car attacked in March after a defeat by Barcelona.
He was also heavily criticised after passing up a glorious chance to score in the first leg of the quarter-final against rivals Atletico last month - a game that they drew 0-0 at Vicente Calderon.
Twitter was quick to join in the criticism of Bale with a series of virals and memes.
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