Midfielder dani ceballos

Midfielder Dani Ceballos: Real Madrid need another Santiago Bernabeu miracle on Thursday (IST) to overturn its Champions League first-leg defeat to Arsenal and progress to the semi-finals of the competition.

Last week saw Declan Rice's two stunning free kicks and a smart finish from Mikel Merino give Arsenal a 3-0 win in London and leave Real Madrid with a mountain to climb if the club wants to retain the title.

However, the Santiago Bernabeu has seen plenty of miracle comebacks from Madrid in recent seasons, with two goals in the closing minutes last season against Bayern Munich seeing it to the final while the previous year saw Rodrygo score two goals in two minutes to force extra-time against Manchester City, when Madrid had again looked dead and buried, reports Xinhua.