Norway full-back John Arne Riise will face Wales winger Gareth Bale for the second weekend running, having played in Fulham's 3-1 Premier League home defeat to Tottenham on Sunday. The former Liverpool defender is therefore ideally placed to declare that on current form Bale is the best left sided player in the world.
He said: "There is no doubt about his ability, not only what he did against Inter (Milan) but the whole of last season he kept going.
"He was scoring goals and providing assists, he works really hard and he is not a big celebrity star, he just gets on with his job and you have to respect that.
"The things he produces are unbelievable. I played against him on Sunday, and when you play against him you have to make him run the other way by attacking yourself, otherwise it will be a one-man game.
"There is no left-sided player better than him at the moment. He has a great left foot, he is strong and quick and can cross. You can think you are going to be close to him and then he just runs past you and scores a goal."
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