Mutiu Adepoju unveils that Real Madrid stand a chance to redeem their setback from the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final encounter in London against Arsenal.
Entering this clash, the Los Blancos trailed behind the Gunners with a 3-0 deficit. Two super free kicks from Declan Rice and a low strike from Mikel Merino dashed their hopes away from home.
Despite the setback at the Emirates stadium, the ex-Real Madrid star firmly believed that the White Angels can turn things around and cruise past Mikel Arteta’s boys to appear in their 34th semi-final showdown in the competition history.
“Technically, they have a chance to come back. They’ve done it several times, but it’s not going to be an easy task because Arsenal are a good team too.
Speaking on: “That doesn’t mean Real Madrid can’t come back,” the 1994 Continental Trophy gold medalist told allnigeriasoccer.com.
With the histories of comebacks against top European teams – Manchester City and Bayern Munich, Adepoju seemed confident of a repeat of such an incredible history in Santiago Bernabeu.
Having scored 22 goals in 175 appearances in La Liga to become Nigeria’s top-scoring midfielder in Spain, the former Real Sociedad’s player also revealed four major La Casa Blanca players that could deliver in their backyard.
“If Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior, Valverde, Rodrygo, and others can perform, I believe the Champions League will motivate the players, especially when they’re playing at home.
“The players always live up to expectations when it matters most.”
While Eduardo Camavinga remained absent from Carlo Ancelotti’s team after he was sent off in the injury time for kicking the ball away which fetched him his second yellow card of the first-leg duel, Nigerian players, Ethan Nwaneri and Nathan Butler-Oyedeji may likely play since they travelled with the team to Spain.
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