Yes, he was wreckless with his tackle and Eibar's player know exactly what he was going to do. Not the best decision by Bravo as he tried to take the opponent by surprise. Thankfully he wasn't punished for it.
I wouldn't mind him playing LB for more security, but Alba has always done great in clasicos and he completely shut Bale off when the welsh man stays on Alba's side. He even outpaced him at the Bernabeu last season.
He might have slowed the game a bit but that's exactly what we needed as we were dominated by Malaga's midfield and at some point we needed to keep and pass the ball around.