Gareth Bale: More to Euro 2016 semi-final than me against Cristiano Ronaldo
Gareth Bale says Euro 2016 semi-final is between Wales and Portugal rather than between him and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Wales booked their place in the last four of European Championships after comfortably beating Belgium 3-1.
Chris Coleman’s side will now face Portugal in the Semi Finals, with much of the pre- match talk is centered around Real Madrid pair Bale and Ronaldo.
But, Welsh star has insisted that he is not interested in the personal battles, and more focused on making history for his country, after qualifying for the major tournament for the first time since 1958.
Gareth Bale: More to Euro 2016 semi-final than me against Cristiano Ronaldo
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Gareth Bale: More to Euro 2016 semi-final than me against Cristiano Ronaldo
“It’s Portugal versus Wales, nothing more,” said Bale when asked about coming up against Ronaldo at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais.
“It’s in our hands now, but we can’t afford to look past the semi-final.
“We just have to keep doing what we’ve been doing and we’ll stick to that.”
“We’re very proud at what the ’58 team did,” said Bale.
“They had some amazing players.
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“But we’ve always spoken that this is our time to shine, and we’ve definitely done that.
“It’s going to be an amazing day (semi-final), we’ve already made history and hopefully we can make more.
“We’re just enjoying being here, we’re enjoying the ride.
“It’s our time and we look forward to the semi-final.”
It’s just incredible. We knew we had it in us, we obviously had a game plan,” said Bale.
“We felt we knew Belgium well from previous games and we executed the plan amazingly.
“We covered every blade of glass and definitely deserved the win.
“We’ve grown in confidence, we’ve been learning from maybe mistakes we’ve made before.
“We kept the ball very well and we felt very comfortable.
“We know they’re a very good side with a lot of talented individuals, but we showed what a true team we are.”