Gareth Bale has admitted he tucked into a burger and chips to help ease the pain of Wales' 2-1 defeat to England on Thursday.
Chris Coleman's side suffered a last-gasp loss to Roy Hodgson's men in Lens after substitute Daniel Sturridge scored in added time to lift England into first place in the group B standings at Euro 2016.
Wales had looked to be on their way to a narrow win after Gareth Bale netted a 42nd-minute free kick, but Hodgson's half-time changes paid off as Jamie Vardy first equalised in the 56th minute before Sturridge struck late.
Coleman gave his Wales team the following day off in an attempt to lift the spirits of his players ahead of their final Euro 2016 group game against Russia on Monday, and Bale has admitted that doing away with his strict diet for one evening after the defeat to England worked wonders.
"After the game we were all very disappointed, especially to lose it in that manner," Bale said.
"We decided to go out as a team, with the staff. We had a nice meal out, got away from the hotel a bit and changed the scenery.
"A burger and chips seems to have helped!
"Obviously we are eating very well at the hotel, but it is strict. It is nice to get a little change and it livens everyone’s mood up."
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Wales will now take on Leonid Slutsky's Russia side, who are yet to win a game at this summer's European Championships, tomorrow which Bale hopes will end in his side qualifying for the knockout stages of the tournament for the first time ever.
"For now, we have to forget about it," Bale said of the loss to England.
"It is over and our fate is in our own hands, we are still very excited. We will try to embrace the occasion and qualify.
"We came here saying we didn’t want to make up the numbers and we wanted to give it a go and that is definitely what we are doing."
