“Whenever we have played we’ve always lost by one goal and it’s always been quite a tight game,” Bale told reporters.
“We know what a great team they are, they had a great World Cup and they have shown year after year how good they actually are.
“We know it is going to be very tough, but I think being at home gives us a little bit more of an advantage and we know the Welsh crowd will be behind us.
“We’ve played together for a long time in Tottenham and Real Madrid so we know each other quite well. It would be nice to get one over on him finally because they have beaten us a few times in the past.”
“I can’t make too many silly tackles or anything, I have to be mindful of that,” Bale said. “I don’t want to miss any games for Wales and especially at the crunch time of the group.
“I guess I have to be clever with what I’m doing but maybe I have to expect that someone is going to wind me up to get me suspended.”
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