Gareth Bale, captain of the Wales team, who qualified for the round of 16 of the European Championship despite losing to Italy in Rome (1-0), was “proud of the boys” for having achieved this achievement. Wales were a finalist in the last edition of the European Championship.
“We knew it was going to be a very difficult game from the beginning, we had to defend a lot, run a lot and we ended up tired,” admitted the player on loan from Real Madrid at Tottenham, whose team is still in the competition and with the dream of trying to get closer to the success of the last European Championship, when it became the
great revelation when reaching the semifinals.
“We wanted to try to get a positive result, but it couldn't be, but we finished second anyway,” Bale told ITV Sport, noting that now they have to recover from the accumulated wear and tear to prepare for the round of 16 match. who will play in Amsterdam against the second of group B.
Another of the great references of Wales, Aaron Ramsey, commented that “during long phases it was a difficult match” against “a great team” that “has not lost 30 games and that is a success”.
“Once again, this team (Wales) showed great character, you can never question that, since we give everything,” said the Juventus player, who considered being “compact” decisive for his team, “having a good balance “and” to be more constant in the matches “.