Real Madrid, despite their rich history in the Champions League, is tasked with overcoming a rare 3-0 first-leg deficit against Arsenal. Manager Carlo Ancelotti acknowledged the difficulty but mentioned the unpredictable nature of football, insisting on giving full effort for a comeback. Historically, Real Madrid has recovered from similar situations, but this is their biggest challenge since a past defeat to Borussia Dortmund. The club's only successful comeback from such a deficit occurred in 1976 against Derby County.
"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."
"On three out of the past four occasions on which Real Madrid have trailed after the first leg in the Champions League, they have fought back to reach the next round."
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