The knocks that Bale felt after the game at Mendizorroza, which meant that he was absent from last week's group training sessions and Zidane didn't want to force him for Espanyol, no longer prevent the Welshman from training to the maximum with the rest of his teammates.
Sunday's morning session in Valdebebas, under clouds and in the cold, left Bale's return to a group hampered by the absence of the headlines, which had a recovery session after a smooth run on the grass.
The other big news of the morning was the step taken by Colombian James Rodriguez in his recovery from a knee sprain that he suffered. He started the day working on the pitch and then went on to work alone in another session.
Real Madrid's squad will be thinking ahead for the next game of the Group Stages in the Champions League, which will be played on Wednesday against Brugges in Belgium. Madrid have nothing to play for as they have already qualified.
Zinedine Zidane is expected to make big changes and will give some minutes to less played players, with the aim of keeping as many of his usual starters as fresh as possible for the final two games of the year in La Liga, with games at Mestalla and the Camp Nou. The French coach will decide in the next few days if Bale returns for the Champions League or if he prefers to not take any risks for the next two high demand games.
Marcelo, Eden Hazard, Marco Asensio and Lucas Vazquez are still out injured and will undergo their respective recovery processes inside the facilities at Madrid. Zidane strengthened the training session with players from the academy and B team, such as Manu Hernand, Ayoub and Diego Jurado,according to the club's official web.
On Monday, from 11:00 a.m. the Madrid coach will gather all his available players for the European appointment and will begin to rehearse the numerous changes he has in mind to introduce in his starting team.