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Gareth Bale's second Tottenham stint finally flickered into life against Wolfsberger and Jose Mourinho hinted he'll use the him in West Ham grudge match... the under-fire Welshman HAS to use this as a turning point or face being out in the cold for good!

It may have been in European club football's second-string competition and it may have been against lesser opposition, but Gareth Bale gave a timely reminder of the quality he still possesses in one move.

Running in behind the Wolfsberger defence from a Matt Doherty through-ball, nothing more than a cross into the box looked on for Bale.

With left back Jonathan Scherzer in pursuit of him, the Welshman left him in his wake with an exquisite chop from his right foot on to his left.

Gareth Bale reminded everyone of his world-class talent for Tottenham in the Europa League
The on-loan forward scored one and assisted another as Spurs beat Wolfsberger on Thursday
He celebrates with his team-mates after scoring their second in their 4-1 last-32 first leg win

By the time the sliding Scherzer was back on his feet the ball was in the back of the net as Tottenham's No 9 whipped a thunderous effort beyond the helpless Alexander Kofler.