Jude Bellingham says Real Madrid are expected to overturn 3-0 deficit to Arsenal and backs his side to pull off ‘special night’ | OneFootball

Jude Bellingham says there is an expectation around Real Madrid that they will come back from 3-0 down against Arsenal and progress to the Champions League semi-finals.

The reigning Champions League winners were well beaten at the Emirates Stadium last week but have a history of coming from behind in Europe.

They have never come from three goals behind to progress in the competition, however, but Bellingham insists there is still belief that they can pull off the unexpected.

“I think there’s an expectation of Real Madrid that when we get in these holes we can come back,” the England midfielder said.

“In England it’s not as common but it does happen. The club have done it so many times, so the expectations are huge.

“I’ve heard it a million times since last week, I’ve seen a million videos – it’s really motivating stuff.

“It’s a night that’s made for Real Madrid. A night that would go down in history but also something that people are familiar with around this part of this world.

“Hopefully we can add another special night.

“There’s not a lot you can do for Real Madrid in the Champions League that hasn’t already been done, tomorrow is an opportunity for us to do something for the first time so that’s really important to us.

“There wasn’t one aspect of our game in the first leg that was up to the standard we expect of ourselves.

“We know we can play a lot better and that’s what we want to show tomorrow. It’s one thing to lose, but it’s another thing not to learn.”

Ahead of the game, reports surfaced that Bellingham was involved in some sort of training ground bust-up and responding to those reports, he said: “It’s football, it’s normal on the pitch that emotions get high. You communicate with teammates louder than you’d communicate with your mum and dad.

“For every negative interaction you see, there’s 20 positive interactions. That will get lost in the media which is fine, as long as the team respects each other to have those honest conversations.”