<text>  The treatment of Gareth Bale in Spain suggests it is not just in the Premier League that foreign players can get a raw deal. Bales form has dipped lately, but before that he scored vital goals at a rate close to one every other game and helped his team win their 10th European Cup. The condemnation he receives from the local media and crowd, therefore, is mystifying. He is accused of not being a team player. Few in England would recognise that description. Gareth Bale has attracted criticism from Madrid fans and media but ended his barren spell against Levante . Bale celebrates his second with Cristiano Ronaldo as Real Madrid closed the gap on Barcelona to a point . It reminds of the scenes in Nicolas Roegs film The Man Who Fell To Earth, when alien Thomas Jerome Newton, played by David Bowie, is kept captive for investigation by government scientists. One of the tests alters his appearance for good. He looks at his tormentors sadly. Wed have probably done the same to you, if youd come round our place, he concludes. The androgynous David Bowie plays Thomas Jerome Newton in Nic Roegs bold The Man Who Fell to Earth . Bale scored at important times last season in the Copa del Rey above and Champions League finals . VIDEO Bale was more motivated - Ancelotti . 