A goal on his return against Espanyol showed Gareth Bale has lost none of his firepower during his period out.
Zinedine Zidane always gives his players extra time off when they are recovering from an injury, and was even more careful with the Welshman.
Bale replaced James Rodriguez on 62 minutes as Real Madrid fell to a shock defeat at Valencia, but he is now ready to start the next match at Villarreal.
While he impacted the game strongly against Espanyol, he struggled to impose himself when entering the fray at the Estadio Mestalla.
However, he has returned at just the right time with Real Madrid entering the business end of the season.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema will not be dropped, so the BBC could start together once against at Estadio La Ceramica.
