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Monday, 11 April 2016

I've coped well with Real Madrid's lofty expectations- Bale

Gareth Bale believes he has coped well with the pressure of playing for Real madrid and says his game has improved since joining them.
The 26-year-old moved to Madrid from Tottenham in a deal worth a reported €100 million (£86m) in 2013 and won the Champions League in his first season, scoring in the final against Atletico Madrid.
Bale notably struggled last season with Madrid but has bounced back in style in the current campaign, scoring 15 goals and registering 13 assists in all competitions so far.
And the Wales international believes, on the whole, that he has handled the pressure that comes with pulling on the famous white jersey to good effect.
"It's been an amazing experience for me," the Wales international told UEFA.com.
"It's obviously a massive club with big expectations. I've come here, I've done well. We have won four trophies, which is a good return, but we want to win more.
"A lot of things have come good. I think my possession game is improving still – obviously the Premier League is a lot of attacking, end to end, and Spanish-based football is more possession.
"I feel I've improved in that area and my finishing. All round I've improved, and I still feel I've got a lot more to improve on.
Obviously people put a lot of expectation on you with the price tag and everything like that, but for me I just try and come in every day, try and concentrate on my football, try and focus on what I'm doing [in] training and games. 
"I feel I've just got on with it and I just to try to enjoy every day as it comes."
Madrid are set to face Wolfsburg in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Tuesday, trailing 2-0 from the opening encounter in Germany.
And ahead of the affair, Bale has opened up about how Madrid president Florentino Perez told him he was signing him in order to help the club win their 10th European Cup, which he did.
"I remember being brought in and the president saying to me that he's bringing me in to win the tenth Champions League," he said.
"A big reason for me coming to Real Madrid was to play Champions League football and to win the Champions League. To do it in my first season was very special.

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