• Wales' Gareth Bale celebrates during training. Getty
    Wales' Gareth Bale celebrates during training. Getty
  • Wales' Joe Allen and Gareth Bale during training. PA
    Wales' Joe Allen and Gareth Bale during training. PA
  • Left to right: Ben Davies, Gareth Bale and Chris Gunter. Getty
    Left to right: Ben Davies, Gareth Bale and Chris Gunter. Getty
  • Wales interim manager Robert Page at training. Getty
    Wales interim manager Robert Page at training. Getty
  • Wales' Aaron Ramsey controls the ball during training. AP
    Wales' Aaron Ramsey controls the ball during training. AP
  • Walwes captain Gareth Bale controls the ball. Getty
    Walwes captain Gareth Bale controls the ball. Getty
  • Left to right: Rubin Colwill, Kieffer Moore, Gareth Bale and Jonny Williams. Getty
    Left to right: Rubin Colwill, Kieffer Moore, Gareth Bale and Jonny Williams. Getty
  • Wales' Gareth Bale during training. Reuters
    Wales' Gareth Bale during training. Reuters
  • Wales' Joe Allen passes to Gareth Bale during training session. PA
    Wales' Joe Allen passes to Gareth Bale during training session. PA
  • Ben Davies and Aaron Ramsey. Getty
    Ben Davies and Aaron Ramsey. Getty
  • Left to right: Wales' Ben Davies, Gareth Bale and Chris Gunter. PA
    Left to right: Wales' Ben Davies, Gareth Bale and Chris Gunter. PA
  • Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey. PA
    Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey. PA
  • Rubin Colwill during training. Getty
    Rubin Colwill during training. Getty
  • Gareth Bale warms-up at training. Getty
    Gareth Bale warms-up at training. Getty
  • Wales players at training. Reuters
    Wales players at training. Reuters
  • Wales interim manager Robert Page oversees training. Getty
    Wales interim manager Robert Page oversees training. Getty
  • Captain Gareth Bale looks on during Wales' training session. Getty
    Captain Gareth Bale looks on during Wales' training session. Getty
  • Wales' Joe Allen and Chris Gunter. Reuters
    Wales' Joe Allen and Chris Gunter. Reuters
  • Wales' Chris Mepham and Harry Wilson. PA
    Wales' Chris Mepham and Harry Wilson. PA
  • Wales' Gareth Bale. Reuters
    Wales' Gareth Bale. Reuters

Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey train with Wales ahead of France friendly – in pictures


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Wales continue their preparations for this summer's Euro 2020 finals with a friendly against France in Nice on Wednesday.

The Welsh finished second in qualifying Group E, three points behind Croatia, to seal a place in the finals for the second successive tournament. France finished top of Group H, winning eight of their ten matches, two points clear of second-placed Turkey.

Wales interim manager Robert Page has a few fitness concerns ahead of the game at the Allianz Riviera. Juventus midfielder Aaron Ramsey and Tottenham defender Ben Davies are among those recovering from injuries.

“Aaron’s not played the amount of minutes he would have liked in Italy, so we’ve got to be sympathetic," said Page.

“We can’t push him to start with. What we need is to have that squad ready for that first game against Switzerland. Ben Davies is another. It’s just common sense, having a plan in place.”

On the prospect of taking on the reigning World Cup winners, Page added: "It's a great test for us. We're going to face similar opposition in Switzerland [in Wales' Euro opener on June 12] with the way they press, so that will be useful.

"It's a big ask. There will be times when they have a lot of the ball. But we know in transition, we have players who can hurt the opposition.

"We've got players who need minutes, so it might not be the starting XI [for Euro 2020]."

After the French game, Page's side take on Albania on Saturday in Cardiff, before the opening game of the finals against the Swiss. Turkey and Italy are Wales' other opponents in the Euros.