Despite the fact that it could be their last game for Madrid, their team was losing at home against Betis and they were on the bench, the Welshman and the German were pictured sharing a joke - something that will no doubt not be too funny for Real Madrid fans.
Sunday was not a day for jokes in the Real Madrid camp, although it seems as if Gareth Bale and Toni Kroos didn't see it that way. Although substitutes will of course speak on the bench during games, many Madrid fans will be unhappy to see the two stars laughing on the bench as their side suffered more humilliation out on the pitch.
The fact that Madrid were losing and that the futures of the two are in doubt will certainly increase controversy around the images, as incensed Madrid fans took to social media to express their frustrations.
Neither Bale nor Kroos featured against Betis, meaning if they were to leave the club this summer, their last impression left at the club may be a bitter one from these photos.
After the game, Zidane was asked once more about the Welshman's lack of minutes: "He has won a lot here, but I have to see how things are on a daily basis and if he doesn't fit in..."