Football Soccer - Real Madrid v Manchester City - UEFA Champions League Semi Final Second Leg - Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - 4/5/16Gareth Bale celebrates scoring the first goal for Real MadridAction Images via Reuters / Carl RecineLivepic
LONDON (Reuters) - Few players at Euro 2016 have had a bigger impact on their team than Gareth Bale who dragged Wales to their first major tournament since 1958 by scoring seven and setting up two of their 11 goals in qualifying.
The Real Madrid forward will join Wales after playing in a second Champions League final in three years and his status among the world’s top players contrasts with that of many of the squad, fewer than half of whom play in the top flight.
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