Jude Bellingham reflects on the concept of 'remontada'— the idea of resilience and comebacks in Real Madrid's history. He shares how, despite a difficult 3-0 defeat to Arsenal, the team's belief was rekindled quickly, seeing it as an opportunity for an even more epic second leg. Bellingham emphasizes the importance of camaraderie among teammates, acknowledging that confidence is contagious and helps in overcoming setbacks. The environment in the dressing room shifted from disappointment to renewed hope, suggesting that they could still advance in the competition.
Remontada, remontada, remontada. Honestly, I've heard it about a million times since last week... It means comeback... this isn't over, even when it should be.
He knows that sounds as absurd as it surely is, and was keen to analyse the flaws to be addressed, but this way the second leg is set up to be more epic, more like them.
After the game it's normally really tough: you're sitting around on your own and you do think it's difficult... the more you get speaking to the other lads and you see how confident they are, the more it rubs off on you.
For us, it was pretty much immediate. By the time we were back on the coach we were all not in good spirits, obviously, but we realised we could still be in the competition.
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