Bale beats England duo for most tweeted moment
England's dramatic late win over Wales in Lens generated more than two million Tweets, making the Group B encounter the second most-discussed game of Euro 2016.
The Three Lions found themselves behind at half-time following a 35-yard free-kick from Gareth Bale which swerved past goalkeeper Joe Hart.
However, England manager Roy Hodgson made positive substitutions to bring on Jamie Vardy, Daniel Sturridge and then Manchester United teenager Marcus Rashford to help turn the match around.
Leicester forward Vardy equalised before, as the clock ticked into stoppage time, Liverpool striker Sturridge stabbed in a winner, which sent social media into overdrive with some 39,000 Tweets per minute.
However, the most-talked about moment on the micro-blogging site during Thursday's game was when Bale's speculative long-range effort squirmed past Hart, as 52,000 Tweets per minute discussed if it was a moment of brilliance from the Real Madrid forward or some sloppy handling by the Manchester City number one.
Vardy's equaliser generated 40,000 Tweets per minute, with the Leicester striker the most-talked about individual England player, ahead of Sturridge and Hart.
Bale, meanwhile, topped the Wales social chat, in front of captain Ashley Williams, who produced a brave defensive display, and then Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey.
The most-talked about game so far remains France's opening match of the championship against Romania on an emotional night in Saint-Denis.
The spectacular winner from West Ham's Dimitri Payet tops the most-discussed moments of the tournament on Twitter, ahead of Les Bleus' late show against Albania and Bale's free-kick going straight in at number three.