Gareth Bale has revealed he has an excellent relationship with Real Madrid team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo.
There has been near-constant speculation about tension between the high-profile galacticos since they teamed up three years ago, but the Wales internationals says he hasn’t ever even had an argument with the Portuguese forward.
The pair are the two biggest stars at the Bernabeu - Bale broke Ronaldo's world record transfer fee when he joined from Tottenham in 2013 - but Bales insisted there was no animosity between them.
"He speaks English which helped me when I first came here. We also have that link from the Premier League,” said the 26-year-old.
"We get on really well. The press make a lot of things that maybe we don't, but we get on fine.
"We've never had a problem. I've never had an argument with him. He's a very, very passionate person on the pitch - everyone knows that. He's very determined.
"People sometimes seem to take that the wrong way. We haven't had a problem."
The duo are are expected to line up together for Madrid's Champions League semi-final first leg away to Manchester City on Tuesday night.
Bale and Ronaldo are both known for the quality of their free-kicks and Bale said they shared responsibility from set-pieces.
"It's on the board: free-kicks left side (are for) him, free-kicks right side (are for) me. Every game. So we know exactly what's what," he added.
