Bale scored in the routine 2-0 win for Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.
The Wales striker has proved a controversial figure in recent weeks for his below-par performances.
Some fans have partly blamed his displays on the sacking of Santiago Solari earlier this month.
Solari has been replaced by Zinedine Zidane, who oversaw the win over Celta Vigo today.
But Bale may be counting himself lucky that he was not sent off during the battle.
Early in the second half, with the scores still at 0-0, Bale charged into the Vigo penalty box and clashed with Kevin Vazquez.
As these pictures show, the Welshman elbowed Vazquez square in the head when challenging for possession.
Vazquez went down immediately but Bale was only booked for the incident.
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source: express.co.uk