Jude Bellingham gave a speech for his Real Madrid teammates after being humiliated with 3-0 on Tuesday evening by Arsenal in their Champions League round of 16 first leg
Jude Bellingham received an applause from his Real Madrid teammates for an exciting speech after the reigning Champions League title holders were destroyed by Arsenal on Tuesday evening.
The midfielder of England was one of a few real stars who tried to get the emptied team back from their heavy loss due to the sensational free kick of Declan Rice.
And while the 15-times European champions have never overcome a first leg deficit with three goals, TV program El Chiringuito de Jugones said that Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe and Fede Valverde had to motivate the men of Carlo Ancelotti.
El Chiringito said that Valverde's call focused on the pride of playing and fighting for a club with such a rich history. The Uruguayan midfielder reportedly said: “What happened to us? This can't happen. We have 90 minutes more and we have to show that we are Real Madrid.
“We have 15 Champions competitions. We have to score in the first 15 minutes. If we score in the first 15 minutes, we will win.” He ended the speech by claiming: “We will come back!”
Arsenal William Saliba said that a trip to the Santiago Bernabeu for next week's second stage will not be something for the Mikel Arteta team to fear.
And the French Center-Back, which stood in Real's famous three of Mbappe, Rodrgyo and Vinicius JR at the Emirates, sworn to go out and attack the La Liga Giants.
He said, “We are not afraid. We want to go there and win the game.” We cannot defend the whole game. We won 3-0, but we know it has not yet been completed. There are many things that can happen.
“It was incredible because to win in a quarterfinals like this against Madrid, for our fans, is great. But now we have to do it again next week.”
Before the return meeting on Wednesday evening, Arsenal-Gastheer Brentford in the Premier League, while looking for three more points to achieve a second place behind champions chosen Liverpool. Real, who follows Barcelona with four points with eight games to play, are confronted on Sunday afternoon with a trip to Alaves.
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