Jude Bellingham revealed the most commonly used word in the Real Madrid dressing room at the moment is ‘Remontada’ – but what does it mean?
In English, ‘La Remontada’ translates to ‘The Comeback.’ It is no surprise that this is the word of choice echoing around the Madrid camp, as they’ll need to produce an impressive comeback to overturn a 3-0 deficit they suffered at the Emirates against Arsenal in their first-leg Champions League quarter-final.
The phrase is a football cliche, but it does have history in the Champions League. Barcelona’s iconic 6-1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain, overturning a four-goal deficit, became known as ‘La Remontada.’ Madrid will be hoping they can emulate their La Liga rivals.
Unfortunately for Los Blancos, history isn’t on their side tonight. In Madrid’s Champions League history, they have only ever come back from a 3-0 deficit once. It’s rare for the record 15-time champions of the tournament to be in such a vulnerable position, but manager Carlo Ancelotti believes they just have to go for it.
He said in reference to a potential comeback: “If you look at the game [last week] there is no possibility. But nobody expected Rice would score two goals from set-pieces, so in football anything can happen.
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“The possibility is low but we have to try 100%.”
Bellingham went on to add: “The most word used in the dressing room in the last days is Remontada [comeback]. 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 and that’s really important to us. It’s a weird environment these last few days. One of the worst results we could possibly imagine away and for some reason everyone thinks it’s nailed on that we’ll come back.
“There’s a lot of trust in the talent. It means you’re at a club that’s unlike any other, the best in the world.”
If Arsenal can withstand a fired-up Madrid, they’ll book a spot in the semi-finals — where PSG await, fresh from surviving their own scare against Aston Villa.
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- Source: NEWHD MEDIA
