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NFL players react to Gareth Bale's wondergoal in Champions League Final

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The worlds of American and association football collided on Saturday afternoon.

In a hotly contested Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Liverpool, Gareth Bale submitted one of the greatest goals in the history of the competition, coming off the bench to score a jaw-dropping bicycle kick, giving Real a 2-1 lead.

Bale's wondergoal - his first of two in the contest - wasn't lost on his NFL counterparts.

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