Gareth Bale scored the winning goal in the Copa del Rey final today in Spain, to give Real Madrid the 2-1 win. And in typical Bale fashion, this was a goal from the gods. It reminded me of his goal he scored for Wales in a recent friendly against Iceland (watch the YouTube video below).
First, here’s his goal that completely ripped Barcelona to shreds:
And here’s the similar one he scored for Wales in March 2014:
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