Gareth Bale recalls 'amazing' Champions League triumph, says he has coped well with expectations

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Bale scored a crucial goal in the finals of the Champions League against Atletico Madrid

Gareth Bale moved to Madrid from Tottenham for a record transfer fee of €100 million and the Welshman believes he has coped well with the pressure of being in a huge club like Real Madrid.

Bale has struggled for fitness this season, but he has been in good form whenever he has played having scored 15 goals and assisted 13 in all competitions so far.

The speedy Welshman believes that he has had a good impact for Real Madrid so far.

"It's been an amazing experience for me," the Wales international told UEFA.com.

"It's obviously a massive club with big expectations. I've come here, I've done well. We have won four trophies, which is a good return, but we want to win more.

"A lot of things have come good. I think my possession game is improving still – obviously the Premier League is a lot of attacking, end to end, and Spanish-based football is more possession.

"I feel I've improved in that area and my finishing. All round I've improved, and I still feel I've got a lot more to improve on.

"Obviously people put a lot of expectation on you with the price tag and everything like that, but for me I just try and come in every day, try and concentrate on my football, try and focus on what I'm doing [in] training and games.

"I feel I've just got on with it and I just to try to enjoy every day as it comes."

Bale also spoke about the Champions League triumph in his first season at Madrid, saying that Florentino Perez bought him specifically for that purpose.

"I remember being brought in and the president saying to me that he's bringing me in to win the tenth Champions League," he said.

"A big reason for me coming to Real Madrid was to play Champions League football and to win the Champions League. To do it in my first season was very special.

"The scenes after winning were amazing, coming back to Madrid with all the fans around [the Plaza de] Cibeles. It was just an amazing experience, one I will never forget."

Real Madrid fans will be hoping that Bale and Co put in a commanding performance against Wolfsburg as they seek to overturn a 2-0 lead at the Bernabeu.

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