TEN MINUTES: All eyes on the midfield battle
The tricky element for both sides so far has been trying to get the ball to stick in the middle of the park.
It's been an intriguing tussle between Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey and Tottenham's Christian Eriksen with the former fouling the latter moments ago.
Both managers watch on with interest as they look to establish any potential tactical switches in order to get a stronger foothold on possession.
VIEW FROM DENMARK
KIERAN GILL: Good atmosphere at Ceres Park, a stadium hidden away in the woodlands of Aarhus. Around 2,500 visitors from Wales here and they're making themselves heard.
So far, it looks like Gareth Bale is playing as a lone striker with Aaron Ramsey behind him. Tom Lawrence on the left, and Connor Roberts on the right.
Wales fans singing about the Danish players who came close to not playing.
'You're only here for the money' and 'Greedy b******' being belted out on repeat.
Almost 2,500 Wales fans inside the Ceres Park stadium and they are making themselves heard
FIVE MINUTES: Aaron Ramsey and Ethan Ampadu get Wales ticking
Two of the stars from the Republic of Ireland win, both Ramsey and Ampadu are already looking to change the momentum and get the visitors forward.
The Arsenal man looks well up for this and almost threads through a pass into the box before the hosts get it clear and relieve the danger.
TWO MINUTES: Confident start from a full-strength Denmark
It's a far cry from the lower league and futsal stars that slotted in for the friendly defeat to Slovakia recently.
The stars, including Christian Eriksen, are back and they are dominating the early exchanges as Wales stay disciplined to their shape.
MATCH IS UNDERWAY
Cacophany of noise from the away end as the Welsh national anthem is played.
It's a sea of red from the supporters but winning in white is the mission for the stars this evening.
Goosebumps no doubt for these Wales fans. Fantastic support.
Wales, in their white shirts, are in the tunnel and are slowly emerging with their Danish counterparts who are in their traditional red.
Just moments away from a huge reception from the capacity crowd.
Gareth Bale is focused as he prepares to lead his team out of the tunnel as the captain
VIEW FROM DENMARK
KIERAN GILL: Gareth Bale's first taste of Wales captaincy. Not a bad test for him against a full-strength Denmark side.
Wonder what those futsal players who could have been turning out are thinking right now...
Expectation building in Denmark with a large Welsh following having made the trip to watch
Just 15 minutes to go until the match gets underway and all eyes are on Gareth Bale with plenty of expectation on his shoulders.
Players around him will undoubtedly look to raise their game and he will want to produce a captain's performance having looked sharp in the warm-up.
This is a huge test for Giggs on the road and he will want to be returning back to Cardiff unbeaten in the Nations League.
The policy of promoting youth worked so well against the Republic of Ireland but Denmark have plenty of World Cup experience in their ranks and are a totally different proposition.
Less than an hour until kick-off in Aarhus and Wales' players are getting an early look at the surface.
Ryan Giggs will want to see the same intensity, application and desire that paid off so handsomely against a disappointing Republic of Ireland in Cardiff on Thursday night.
Gareth Bale has featured in plenty of big games - part of the furniture at Real Madrid - and his experience will be key against a revitalised Denmark side.
Joe Ledley and Gareth Bale get an early look at the playing surface ahead of tonight's game
Boss Ryan Giggs will want to see his players start the tie with the same intensity as Thursday
For Wales the armband has changed hands for the first time since 2012 with Williams left out of the squad and star man Gareth Bale handed the responsibility.
Ethan Ampadu, one of the stand out players in the 4-1 win over the Republic of Ireland, retains his place in the midfield with Joe Allen, Aaron Ramsey and Tom Lawrence for company.
WALES XI: Hennessey, Roberts, Gunter, Chester, Mepham, Davies, Ampadu, Allen, Ramsey, Lawrence, Bale (c)
With kick-off closing in, team news is beginning to drop and Denmark are back to full strength for their first Nations League tie with main man Christian Eriksen the focal point in the midfield.
Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel is in goal and they have plenty of firepower in attack with Yussuf Poulson and Pione Sisto.
DENMARK XI: Schmeichel, Kjaer (C), Delaney, Eriksen, Braithwaite, M. Jorgensen, Dalsgaard, Stryger Larsen, Schone, Poulsen, Sisto.
In their second game of the UEFA Nations League, Ryan Giggs's side are looking to build on their win over the Republic of Ireland as they take on Denmark.
Their hosts are back to strength having settled an ongoing issue over image rights and they will pose a stern test to a side being captained by Real Madrid star Gareth Bale.
Follow all the action as it happens in Aarhus right here with Sportsmail with updates from KIERAN GILL inside the stadium.
Gareth Bale captains Wales against Denmark in the second match of the UEFA Nations League
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The tricky element for both sides so far has been trying to get the ball to stick in the middle of the park.
It’s been an intriguing tussle between Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey and Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen with the former fouling the...
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