Zinedine Zidane said Gareth Bale 'wanted to play' in Real Madrid's win over Arsenal, but that 'nothing has changed' on his future.
The Welsh forward netted the first of two Real goals which helped them come back from 2-0 down in Washington DC against the Gunners, before clearing a goalbound Calum Chambers shot off the line and missing a penalty in the eventually victorious shoot-out during an eventful cameo off the bench.
Speaking after an impressive performance at FedExPark, Zidane said: "Gareth Bale had a good match and played well. I'm happy for him.
"He is with us. For the moment, he is with us. He played because he wanted to be with us and play, the other day he didn't. He played and did well. That was my decision and for the future, we will see what will happen. Nothing has changed, you know the situation."
Zidane rejected question marks over whether a potentially serious knee injury suffered by Marco Asensio during the second half of their comeback could see an opportunity arise for Bale to stay, calling their situations "totally different".
But he added on the Spanish midfielder's condition: "We are a little worried about his injury. He went straight to the hospital to do examinations and we'll see.
"But it seems bad. This is the bad news of the day for us because we are losing a player and we are a little touched by that, yes."