Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta issues Champions League rallying cry ahead of Real Madrid blockbuster 

We have to be bold and brave says Arsenal boss Arteta before taking on Real Madrid in the Bernabeu 

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has issued a rallying cry ahead of his side's Champions League clash with Real Madrid.

The Gunners take on Carlo Ancelotti's Los Blancos in the cauldron of the 80,000 capacity Estadio Santiago Bernabeu with the cushion of a 3-0 lead from the first leg of the quarter-final clash in London last week.

Speaking to a Spanish journalist on Tuesday evening in the Spanish capital, a bullish Arteta said: “We have to be bold and brave...this is what I’m trying to convey to my players…”

However, earlier on Tuesday, Real's English midfielder Jude Bellingham spoke of a 'remontada', which means comeback in Spanish, with many seasoned observers of the La Liga giants predicting a sensational Bernabeu turnaround.  

Arteta countered, insisting: "The mindset to win. To be brave. "To be dominant. The conviction that we can be better than them and win the game.”

The Arsenal boss also hoped from more from the first leg's two goal free-kick hero Declan Rice, saying: “He is creating his story with us…the way he did it, the manner he did it, it’s about creating more. If he believes more, it’s going to happen more…”