Most appearances by a Welsh player in the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League (including qualifying)151: Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)61: Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid)50: Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal)26: Ian Rush (Liverpool, Newcastle)20: Adam Matthews (Celtic)20: Aeron Edwards (The New Saints)19: Craig Bellamy (Newcastle, Liverpool)19: John Hartson (Celtic)19: Joe Ledley (Celtic)19: Gary Speed (Leeds, New... UEFA.com - News
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Bale delivers after Salah soars and City suffer
Bale ends ten-game goalless run in Liga as Madrid go fourth Liverpool move top of Premier League and remain unbeaten Dortmund claim spoils against Schalke, Bayern nine points back Messi scores twice as Barcelona go three points clear in Spain Mandžukić edges Juventus to 14th win from 15 Serie A games PLAY #UCLFANTASY How the groups stand Who can reach the last 16?
Bale, Larsson, Kluivert: the Champions League final super subs
2018 Gareth Bale (Real Madrid v Liverpool)Reports before the Kyiv final were that Bale, who had only started three UEFA Champions League games all season, would get the nod alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema in the Madrid attack. Instead Zinédine Zidane went with the same XI that had started the 2017 final, leaving the Wales forward once again on the bench.However, with the score at 1-1 just past the hour, Zidane gave Bale a go. Just 122 seconds later Bale was in the air scoring with an incredible overhead volley that many think eclipsed even the 2002 Madrid final winner claimed by his now-coach.
Bale scores twice as Madrid hit six
Madrid hit six in final home game of the season Two for Bale; Isco, Hakimi and Kroos also on target Liverpool conclude Premier League campaign on Sunday Reds bidding to secure fourth place Get to know #UCL final host city Kyiv Saturday Real Madrid 6-0 Celta Vigo Last six games in all competitions (most recent first): WLDDWWZinédine Zidane opted to rest captain Sergio Ramos while Cristiano Ronaldo remained sidelined by a sprained ankle, but his Madrid side respon... UEFA.com - News
Bale, Gameiro star for Madrid sides as Lewandowski strikes
Round of 16 first legs: Tuesday 21 February• BAYER LEVERKUSEN v ATLÉTICO MADRIDAugsburg 1-3 Leverkusen (Kohr 60; Bellarabi 23, Hernández 40 65)Karim Bellarabi struck the Bundesliga's 50,000th goal – and his first league effort since April – from a cross by Kai Havertz, who also provided the pass for Javier Hernández to score the clincher at the second attempt. The Mexican striker's double on Friday took his tally to five in three games and ten league goals for the season.
#EUROfantasy: Bank on Wales’ Bale
Wales' progress to the quarter-finals of UEFA EURO 2016 is by no means down to one man – although Gareth Bale has undeniably been the star of the show.The talisman of Chris Coleman's side is currently leading the goalscoring chart with three goals and an assist from his four games. That has earned him 23 points in McDonald's Fantasy Football for the 51% of people that share Coleman's faith in the Real Madrid star. You get what you pay for, and while Bale is a significant investment at €10.5m, he is a proven points-gatherer and set to be an integral
Thrilled Bale delighted with Madrid’s stroke of luck
A delighted Gareth Bale confessed there was more than a touch of luck to the goal that took Real Madrid into a second UEFA Champions League final in three seasons, edging Manchester City 1-0 on aggregate.It was Bale's surging run and deflected cross in the first-half, turned into his own net inadvertently by Fernando, that sealed the victory for Madrid. All smiles, Bale candidly admitted there was an ounce of luck about his side's goal."I went to cross, but obviously it doesn't matter however the ball goes in the back of the net," he told UEFA.com. "We're very happy and the most important thing is we're in the final."We're very excited to get to the final. We're going...