Jude Bellingham: Real Madrid ‘expect’ to withdraw the return of the Historical Champions League against Arsenal

Jude Bellingham supported Real Madrid to get out of the “hole” in the quarterfinals on Wednesday against Arsenal on the night “made” for another famous return of Spanish giants.

Champions League holders Real Madrid Trail 3-0 from the first leg after the amazing free kicks of Declan Rice, and the goal of Mikel Merino gave Arsenal the commanding lead at Emirates Stadium.

The result left the side of Carl Ancelotti with a mountain to climb, but their extraordinary history of European return results ensures that the mood remains optimistic among players and supporters.

Bellingham helped Real Madrid win the competition for 15th time last season, but speaking at a press conference in Madrid on Tuesday, he admitted that he was surprised by the level of belief.

“I told someone to someone that it was a strange environment in the last few days,” he said.

“It’s one of the worst results we could imagine far from home and, for some reason, everyone thinks it was nailed to come back.

“It’s a nice feeling, I have to say. It means that in our talent a lot of trust. It means that you are in a club that is unlike any other, best in the world. It represents and means to me.

“This is certainly the pressure. We will want to deliver what everyone thinks, that we can come back. That is the goal for us. There is pressure, but that’s what is being done, right?”

Real Madrid returned from the first deficit in three goals, in their history, when they beat the Derby County 6-5 on the 1975/76 aggregate after a loss of 4-1 in the first game.

But he asked for the word he had heard the most in the upgrade of the game, Bellingham said: “overhauld” Spanish word to return.

“I’ve heard it a million times since last week,” he added. “I’ve seen a million videos on the network made by fans and you guys. They are really motivating things.

“It’s the night that was made for Real Madrid, a night that would go in history, but also would be something that people are to meet in this part of the world.

“I hope we can add another special night.

“As for the mentally powerful, we believe. You can’t get into games like this thinking that there will be nothing but a return. We are ready, excited and looking forward to it.”

Real Madrid continued his history of amazing returns to last year’s semifinals against Bayern from Munich, advanced to the finals thanks to two late goals to Josel replacement.

They also showed their power of recovery this season, reciprocating from two goals down to beat Borussia Dortmund 5-2 in the league phase, and then got a dramatic, late 3-2 victory in Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.

“It is expected from Real Madrid that when we enter these holes, that we can return, even if it is really difficult and difficult,” Bellingham said.

“This is not so common in England – even though it happened. I think Liverpool did it a few years ago a year ago when they beat him.

“It’s just because the club has done it so many times, it’s impressive in the size of this club, expectations are really huge.”

He added, “What makes us safe is the quality we have, the history of the club, the fans who will appear and give everything in the night, Aura Bernabeu in these Champions League nights – this is always something.

“Although we felt that we played as bad as we could in (the first part), we still had a chance and had moments where we could have been capitalized a little more.

“Usually, when you have your worst games, you feel like you are from him and there is no way of getting into the game. But we still had a few chances.

“If we were careful about things that really did well, we can be in it. We are not stupid, but sure of the ability we have.”

Acelotti: We have to play with our heads, hearts … and ‘Cojones’

Real Madrid chief Ancelotti was similarly optimistic, speaking of the power of fans to help them withdraw another historic return to Bernabeu – as long as the team performs at the highest level.

“Fans are very important because they have helped us a lot, especially in the last few years. I hope it will be the same tomorrow.

We need a game on our maximum level to try to turn a tie that, at the moment, looks very difficult and very complicated.

“Tomorrow we will try to change a little thought and play a serious game with heads, hearts and ‘Cojones’

“We are motivated and we are mentally good. It is important to have cool heads because we have to control the game.”

Asked about the importance of early scoring, Ancelotti added: “Of course, early achievement is an important part of the game.

“But the most important part is to have good control over the game. To try to do your best at the beginning. When you have that control in the game, you can achieve the results in each minute.”