Real Madrid defender Raul Asencio has expressed optimism that Los Blancos will overturn their 3-goal deficit against Arsenal at the Santiago Bernabeu in the second leg of the Champions League.
Declan Rice scored two freekicks before Mikel Merino added the third to secure a memorable win for Arsenal over Real Madrid on Tuesday night.
However, with a mountain to climb in the reverse fixture, Asencio told the club’s website that Real Madrid will turn the game around at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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“If any team in the world can turn this around, it’s us. We have to give it 100% at the Bernabéu, we’ll need our fans behind us. The team is convinced we’ll come back.
“A little bit of everything. It was a really tough game, things just didn’t go the way we’d worked on them. We’ll focus on the positives we can take from the game, we’ve got a week of hard work ahead to turn this around. We have to shake it off and pick the team up to come back.
“We’re frustrated, it didn’t go as we expected. We’re absolutely convinced we can turn it around. This is Real Madrid. Positive mentality, and we’ll go for it.”
