The Welshman, who departed Spurs for Real Madrid in 2013, wrapped up the victory late on after James Rodriguez had sent the Spanish side into a first-half lead.

Los Blancos will meet either Bayern Munich or AC Milan in the final of the competition on Wednesday.

Here, Sports Mole dissects the 90 minutes of action from Munich.

Match statistics

REAL MADRID
Shots: 9
On target: 5
Possession: 44%
Corners: 3
Yellows: 1

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Shots: 5
On target: 3
Possession: 56%
Corners: 4
Yellows: 0

Was the result fair?

In truth, even the most ardent of Tottenham Hotspur supporters would find it difficult to make a case for their team here. The Premier League side moved the ball quite well in the middle of the park and as the statistics demonstrate, did shade the possession against the La Liga giants. There was not much of a goal threat from Mauricio Pochettino's side, however, with Erik Lamela's golden chance early on the only real sight of goal that they had all afternoon. Real Madrid, on the other hand, were a threat for long spells and might have had a couple more goals, with Jese Rodriguez hitting the crossbar and bringing a smart save from Michel Vorm early on. Taking everything into account, 2-0 Real Madrid was a fair reflection of the events.

Real Madrid's performance

Real Madrid entered the match having only conceded one goal in pre-season and that remained the case at 90 minutes. They will always score goals such is their talent in the final third, but new head coach Rafael Benitez does seem to have focused on shape during pre-season, which is not much of a surprise. Even without Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, who were both injured, Real Madrid were simply far too strong for a Tottenham team that looked short of fitness and adventure. Real Madrid could have been 2-0 ahead inside the opening 10 minutes, but Jese's rasping effort smashed the crossbar, before the Spaniard brought a smart save from Vorm, who was by far the busier of the two goalkeepers in the first period. Isco and Luka Modric also had opportunities late in the half, but the breakthrough occurred courtesy of James in the 36th minute.

The Colombian attacker has only just returned from injury, but showed excellent awareness to head home at the near post after finding space inside the Spurs box. Benitez will feel that his team should have been further ahead at the break, but there were times when the final ball was a little disappointing. As changes occurred in the second half - eight for Real Madrid - the tempo did slow, but Bale made sure of the victory 10 minutes from time when he found a way past Vorm from distance. It was certainly not Real Madrid's best performance this pre-season, but it showed that they have what it takes to grind out results, which is what Benitez would have wanted. The signs ahead of the new season are very positive indeed.

Tottenham Hotspur's performance

Spurs looked exactly like what they are - a team that has only had one official pre-season match. That is not to say that the Premier League outfit struggled for long spells, but they did lack invention in the final third, with Harry Kane far too isolated on a number of occasions. Enjoying 56% possession against Real Madrid is impressive, but there were too many sloppy passes in the final third, which made it a comfortable afternoon for the Spanish team. Spurs' best chance of the match came as early as the third minute, when Danny Rose set up Lamela inside the box, but the Argentine fired his effort high and wide of the crossbar. The early indications were that Pochettino's side would play an open and expansive game, but that was not the case as the minutes developed, with Real Madrid never really in danger of losing control of the clash.

Spurs made six changes throughout the second period and the fact that a number of their younger players sampled football against Real Madrid can be taken as a positive, but there was not much else of note after the break. Vorm, who could be replaced between the sticks by Hugo Lloris at the weekend, was culpable for Real Madrid's second, meanwhile, with the Dutchman allowing the low strike to bounce over his body. Defensively though, there were encouraging signs, with Toby Alderweireld and Kevin Wimmer both impressing, while Dele Alli showed bits and pieces in the middle of the park. Worryingly, however, this is not a team that looks ready for the kickoff. On Wednesday, Spurs will face either Bayern Munich or AC Milan in the third-place playoff, hoping to gain more match fitness ahead of the Manchester United clash.

Sports Mole's man of the match

Raphael Varane: The French international had a wonderful game at the back for Real Madrid. He is still just 22 years of age, but already has all of the attributes needed for a top-level centre-back. Kane hardly had a kick in Munich and much of that was down to the performance of Varane, who will only get better.

Biggest gaffe

Lamela's miss in the early stages was terrible, but Vorm has saved the Argentine from this accolade. Bale's effort from outside the box was accurate and powerful, but it should still never have beaten the Spurs goalkeeper, who went to ground too early and watched the ball bounce over his arm and into the back of the net. It must go down as a gaffe unfortunately.

Referee performance

For a pre-season match, German referee Guenter Perl was surprisingly busy. There were a number of tasty challenges throughout the match and the official actually got his card out for a Sergio Ramos challenge. For the most part, however, Perl allowed the match to flow, which was difficult with the raft of changes that occurred throughout the second period.

What next?

Real Madrid: Los Blancos will face either Bayern or Milan in the final on Wednesday.

Tottenham Hotspur: Also on Wednesday, Spurs will face either Bayern or Milan in the third-place playoff.