‘Real Madrid will come back’: Marcelo warns Arsenal of potential comeback

Real Madrid legend Marcelo has insisted that the club cannot be written off as they look to overturn a 3-0 deficit against Arsenal in their Champions League quarterfinal second leg on Wednesday.

Arsenal stunned Real Madrid at the Emirates Stadium some days ago with Declan Rice scoring a brace and Mikel Merino putting an icing on the cake. Despite having three goals to overturn, Marcelo, who won five Champions League titles with Madrid, said no task is too big for the club.

“You can never write off Real Madrid,” Marcelo told ESPN in an interview in Mexico on Monday. “Although three goals is a lot of goals, but I am always thinking about Real Madrid and have a lot of faith that they’ll come back. Real Madrid is Real Madrid and they always come back.”

Declan Rice scores his team’s first goal from a free kick against Real Madrid. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Marcelo is in Mexico this week playing in the Club Legends Clásico with other former Madrid and Barcelona players.

“The return leg is at the Bernabéu, the fans will push hard and the players are confident it can happen. Of course, we don’t know what will happen, we have faith and Real Madrid will come back,” Marcelo said.

Marcelo added that winning is in the DNA of Real Madrid players, as it is something taught to them from the moment they wear the shirt.

“I think that from the moment we joined Real Madrid, we’re taught to never give up, and that’s always been in our blood,” he said. “It’s been like this for many years, and apart from the DNA, it’s hard work, humility, daily dedication, and the support of the fans as well. It’s all part of making things work.”

Madrid boast a track record of recovering from the position they find themselves entering Wednesday, although the club has never come back from a 3-0 first-leg defeat.