{"id":28257,"date":"2018-03-23T13:42:24","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T13:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=28257"},"modified":"2018-03-23T13:42:24","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T13:42:24","slug":"clash-titans-bale-suarez-china-cup-face-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/03\/23\/clash-titans-bale-suarez-china-cup-face-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Clash of the titans: Bale and Suarez in China Cup face-off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">FOOTBALL superstars Gareth Bale and Luis Suarez will renew their club rivalries at international level as they face-off in the China Cup Final.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Real Madrid and Barcelona stars will meet in the China Cup final on Monday after Wales dispatched the hosts yesterday and Uruguay beat the Czech Republic this afternoon.<\/span><br \/>\nIn today&#8217;s semi-final, Uruguay ran out comfortable winners as two first-half goals from Suarez and Edinson Cavani ensured a 2-0 victory against the Czech Republic.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bale was on top form for his country on Wednesday, scoring a hat-trick to become Wales\u2019 top goal scorer as Wales ran out 6-0 winners.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Welsh win was expected against an unfancied China side but the margin of victory may have come as a surprise to some.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harry Wilson marked his full debut and 21st birthday with a goal, while Burnley forward Sam Vokes got two to ensure Ryan Giggs\u2019 tenure got off to a winning start.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was the perfect start for Giggs, who took over the role of Wales manager earlier this year following the departure of Chris Coleman, and he will be hoping to follow it up with a win in Monday\u2019s final.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The final will be the first real test for Giggs against a top-class nation. 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