Bale's Wales sets sight on next round

Bale has scored two of his country's three goals, both directly from free-kicks, and the 26-year-old insisted his team-mates remain in high spirits despite their last-gasp defeat to England.

Published : Jun 21, 2016 00:43 IST

Real Madrid star Bale will try to exploit an ageing Russian back line.
Real Madrid star Bale will try to exploit an ageing Russian back line.
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Real Madrid star Bale will try to exploit an ageing Russian back line.

Starting line-ups for the Euro 2016 Group B match between Wales and Russia at Stadium de Toulouse on Monday:

Wales (3-5-1-1) :Wayne Hennessey; James Chester, Ashley Williams (capt), Ben Davies; Chris Gunter, Aaron Ramsey, Joe Allen, Joe Ledley, Neil Taylor; Gareth Bale; Sam Vokes

Coach: Chris Coleman (WAL)

Russia (4-2-3-1) :Igor Akinfeev; Igor Smolnikov, Vasili Berezutski (capt), Sergei Ignashevich, Dmitri Kombarov; Pavel Mamaev, Denis Glushakov; Fedor Smolov, Roman Shirokov (capt), Aleksandr Kokorin; Artem Dzyuba

Coach: Leonid Slutsky (RUS)

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