Watch: Bale lights up Lens with another absurd free-kick
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Gareth Bale's goal from tactical view
— DPY (@DPY_PRODUCTIONS) June 16, 2016
England v Wales #EURO2016 #ENGWAL #ENG #WAL pic.twitter.com/3nDfmcjisb
Don't concede free-kicks against Wales. That's the preeminent lesson from the opening week of Euro 2016.
Slovakia made that mistake in its opening match, and now England has fallen victim as well. The Three Lions could only watch as Gareth Bale scored his second sumptuous strike in as many matches, the Welsh wizard blasting a dipping knuckleball from nearly 40 yards out that Joe Hart could only get a weak hand to.
1 - #WAL have scored on their first shot on target in each of their first two #EURO2016 games. Habit.
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) June 16, 2016
That's how you back up a week's worth of smack talk.