Gareth Bale goes out with a whimper as Welsh dragons are slain by Danes | Jamie Jackson
26-Jun-2021 19:50:24 | Guardian
Wales captain started brightly but soon faded and was reduced to making cheap fouls as his country bowed out in despair
If this proves Gareth Bale’s swansong for Wales there will surely be regrets regarding how he faded after a silky start. The 31-year-old threatened to initially prise Denmark open via the galloping runs that made his name. But no.
Instead, Bale and Wales are out of the tournament on a night that belonged to Kasper Dolberg and a Danish team that, after Christian Eriksen’s cardiac arrest, are refusing to accept they cannot write the fairytale of a second continental championship at Euro 2020 in his honour.
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