The Spanish media wasted no time in having their say on Gareth Bale's torrid Tottenham debut against West Ham.
The Wales star re-joined Spurs on loan from Real Madrid last month but missed the opening stages of the campaign due to a knee injury.
However, he started his side's clash with the Hammers on the bench and was summoned with just under 20 minutes to go as Jose Mourinho's troops led 3-0 thanks to a brace from Harry Kane and a strike from Son Heung-min.
But, with Bale now on the pitch, West Ham completed a remarkable comeback, scoring three goals late on to earn a share of the spoils at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
With the score at 3-2, Bale had the opportunity to wrap up the game for the hosts, although he could only fire wide of Lukasz Fabianski's goal before Manuel Lanzini struck a stunning equaliser at the death.
It was certainly not how Bale, who was making his first appearance for Spurs since May 2013, had planned for his return to go.
And the press in Spain had something of a field day at the expense of the 31-year-old.
In a tweet posted on Twitter shortly after the game, Marca wrote: "Bale made his #PL return after 2,709 days away. But it all unravelled in 12 minutes for him and @SpursOfficial against @WestHam."
Within the article attached to the post, journalist Alberto Rubio wrote: "Bale had two shots, one on target and one off target, but couldn't make an impact and was involved in one of Spurs' most frustrating results of the Mourinho era."
AS writer Marco Ruiz also penned a column titled "Bale's curse" about the Welshman's difficult second debut for Tottenham.
"We had to wait a little less than a month, then, of course, Bale landed in London injured (on one knee...). And it seems the curse follows him," it read.
"Tottenham had the game against West Ham very much on track when Mourinho decided to give the fans the pleasure of giving the former Madrid player a few minutes.
"Bale entered the field in the 70th minute with 3-0 on the scoreboard. Incredible. West Ham's goals came one after another until the match ended 3-3."
A separate AS article written by Alberto Munoz states that Bale "ended up costing his team two points".
"Nothing is the same for Gareth Bale anymore," it read.
"With the '9' on his back and without the heat of the reunion with the public of the New White Hart Lane, the Welshman, who has been especially committed since he returned to London, even takes care of the corners.
"New dawn for the four-time champion of Europe, who was even about to score in added time, although he could not successfully finish the chance after a series of delicious dribbles and that, in the end, ended up costing his team two points because of Lanzini."
Speaking about Bale after the match, Mourinho commented: "The decision not to start him was a good one. It showed he doesn't have a beautiful chair waiting for him in the team and it's there for him when he's ready.
"Everybody has to fight. He's come into the group well, everybody likes him and he likes what he's found here.
"It's a pity he couldn't score that fourth goal that would have been crucial."
