Euro 2016 Talk of a showdown with Ronaldo is dismissed

Wales' Euro 2016 semi-final against Portugal will be a match between two teams, according to Gareth Bale, and not an individual duel between his Real Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo and himself.

The Wales No.11 attributed his team's run to their first ever major tournament semi-final to the work of the team, rather than take all the credit.

"It's just Portugal against Wales," he said every time he was asked about facing his club colleague.

As for the 3-1 win over Belgium, the forward insisted that he had been confident of victory.

"We knew what we could give, we had a very clear game plan and we also knew Belgium perfectly from previous matches," he said.

"We executed the plan to perfection and definitely deserved the victory.

"We have learned from the mistakes we made in other matches and we are getting stronger and stronger.

"We knew that they had plenty of talent and very good individuals, but we have shown what a real team can do.

"We have to continue with our work and stick to it."

The semi-final encounter with the Portuguese will take place on July 6 at the Stade de Lyon.