At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on March 25, the semi-finals of the 2022 Qatar World Cup European Zone Play-offs, Wales eliminated Austria 2-1 at home to advance, and Bale became a hero again. Wales will face the winner between Ukraine and Scotland in the final, a match that was postponed to June.
Although he did not have a chance to play at Real Madrid, Bale, who returned to Wales, was still deeply trusted by the manager, and this time Bale made a start to join james. In the 25th minute of the game, Wales won a free kick opportunity in front of the penalty area, Bale pulled out an unsolvable arc with his left foot, the ball went around the human wall and directly drilled into the dead corner of the gate, the opposing goalkeeper could only watch the ball into the net, 1-0! This goal was so beautiful! It was Bale's 7th direct free kick in the national team.
Bale used all his energy in this game, and in the 51st minute, Bale scored a left-footed back corner inside the penalty area, and the opposing goalkeeper whipped long, and the score became 2-0! Bale scored his 38th goal in Wales, continuing to set new national team records he held. You know, Bale has only scored 1 goal in 5 appearances at Real Madrid this season, but Bale scored 2 goals in those 1 game in Wales today!
In the ensuing match, Austria fought back with all their might, and Sabitzer pulled back a point in the 64th minute, but Wales, who played at home, maintained the score of 2-1 until the end. In the end, Wales eliminated Austria to enter the final of the play-offs, the final will be played at the home of Wales, as long as they win the opponent, Wales can reach the World Cup for the second time in 64 years, Bell is looking forward to this historic moment.
As we all know, the 32-year-old Bale has been completely abandoned at Real Madrid, and in the national derby with Barca, he was simply abandoned by Ancelotti for "technical reasons", but Bale said in an interview that he was in completely fine shape, and today he also proved this with excellent performances on the field. Bale is not in Carlo Ancelotti's plans, he will leave the team on his free body this summer when his contract expires with Real Madrid, he is likely to return to the Premier League to play, and both old club Tottenham Andttenham and new tycoon Newcastle are likely next stops.