Gareth Bale praises Cristiano Ronaldo for his heroics in Euro 2016 semi-final
Gareth Bale has hailed Cristiano Ronaldo as “natural goalscorer” following his match winning display in Euro 2016 Semi final, and feels it wasn’t meant for Wales.
Bale was on the receiving end on Wednesday evening, as he was overshadowed by his Real Madrid teammate Ronaldo, who score the opening goal for Portugal and set up second for Nani to see of Wales.
Bale shed his disappointment on the loss, but he was content what they achieved at Euro 2016.
Gareth Bale praises Cristiano Ronaldo for his heroics in Euro 2016 semi-final
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It is a difficult one to analyse now but we’re obviously disappointed,” he told UEFA’s official website.
“We’ve got to be proud first and foremost. We’ve given everything on the pitch, off the pitch.
“We’ve tried to enjoy the experience of the tournament. We want to thank all the fans for all the support we’ve had, it’s been absolutely incredible.
“We’re disappointed, naturally, but they got the first goal and were a bit lucky on the second. We tried our hardest to get back in the game.
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“We fought until the last second and we’re sorry we couldn’t get to the final but we gave everything.
“He [Ronaldo] is a natural goalscorer and he scored yet again. It’s not about them, it’s about us.
“We’re disappointed but we’ll pick ourselves up. We’re a proud bunch and we’ll stick together and lift the spirits and go again.
“Nobody expected us to get this far but we’re very proud and have no regrets. We’ll continue to battle on.”
“They shut up shop quite well. They limited our opportunities and fair dos to them. We have no regrets.
“We’re a proud nation and proud of what we achieved. We obviously would have loved to have gone to the final and challenged for the trophy, but it wasn’t meant to be.”