New Delhi: Real Madrid supporters seemed to have just one word on their minds in the lead-up to Wednesday’s Champions League quarterfinal matchup against Arsenal at the Bernabeu: remontada. That’s Spanish for “comeback,” and although previous Real Madrid teams have pulled off incredible comebacks from challenging situations to win, that never seemed likely with this current squad.

After a lacklustre first-leg performance at Emirates Stadium, Real Madrid was behind 3-0, but except from a fleeting moment of optimism when Vinicius Jr. cancelled out Bukayo Saka’s second-half goal in two minutes, the holders never posed a threat to overcome the deficit. Instead, Arsenal pulled off a victory, becoming the only team to defeat Real Madrid in their first two meetings at the Bernabeu. In stoppage time, Gabriel Martinelli scored to give them a surprise 2-1 victory and a 5-1 overall victory.

The post-mortem has already started, and Carlo Ancelotti is aware that........

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