I can only imagine Alex is doing the Arsenal team talk this evening too.

Right, Guy from Nottingham - and all other Arsenal fans fearing a collapse at the Bernabeu - Alex from London has sent in just the tonic for your pre-match nerves.

Real Madrid took to X, external this morning to send Arsenal a message before their Champions League quarter-final clash this evening.

The tweet included a video of Real Madrid asking Chat GPT to translate the phrase 'Noventa minuti en el Bernabéu son molto longo' which means 'Ninety minutes at Bernabéu is a very long time' into as many languages as possible.

The screen recorded video shows the phrase translated into Italian, French and German as the current holders aim for a 'remontada' (comeback) at the Bernabéu.

The 15-time Champions League winners trail after a 3-0 defeat by Arsenal in the first leg of their quarter-final at Emirates Stadium last week.

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Talk of La Remontada - the Spanish word for comeback - has been buzzing around Madrid in recent days.

Real, the 15-time champions of Europe, have a reputation for doing the seemingly impossible in recent Champions League campaigns.

On three out of the past four occasions on which they have trailed after the first leg in the Champions League, they have fought back to reach the next round - against Wolfsburg in 2015-16 and in 2021-22 against both Paris St-Germain and Manchester City.

However, Arsenal supporters can take solace from the fact that not since 1975-76 have Real Madrid fought back from trailing by three goals after a first leg in the European Cup - doing so on that occasion against Derby County following a 4-1 defeat.

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Arsenal lead 3-0 so they look set for a place in the Champions League semi-finals - right? Right?

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The countdown to kick-off is on at the Bernabeu, where the hosts will hope for a miraculous recovery while the Gunners aim to complete the job and secure a first Champions League semi-final since 2009.

The first leg was all about Declan Rice and those two glorious free-kicks.

They still get better with every watch, don't they?

The question is, who will prove the hero - and for which team - in Madrid tonight...

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If you are just joining us mid-afternoon, catch up on all things Manchester United following Rueben Amorim and Harry Maguire's press conference:

• Ruben Amorim confirms Joshua Zirkzee is out for the rest of the season
• Harry Maguire says Man Utd have been 'far too inconsistent'
• Is qualifying for the Champions League important for Amorim?

Stay tuned as we now turn to discuss tonight's Champions League quarter-final clash between Real Madrid and Arsenal at the Bernabéu:

• Can Arsenal secure a semi-final place with their three goal lead?
• Julien Laurens says that Real Madrid 'lack togetherness'
• John Murray looks at whether Arsenal can learn a lesson from PSG

Can Arsenal use their lead and seal victory? Or will Real Madrid do Real things?

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta speaking before Champions League quarter-final: "When you have to create a story, first of all you have to be excited about it. You have to be really prepared for it and also really convinced of what you want to achieve.

"Then it’s about insisting and going step by step. You build history as a club by doing it many times. Sometimes failing, sometimes being successful. Last year we had a bad experience and we want to be better this year and apply that to be in the semi-final.

On how to block out the noise: "It is impossible. There is obviously the narrative which will give the fuel to them [Real Madrid]. We have to prove ourselves now in this context, not what has gone before. And that is the beauty of it, that’s the challenge and that is the great thing about sport.

"We have proved that we can do it so that will give us reassurance and confidence and now what happens on the pitch is the only thing that matters."

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You can never say that this tie is over despite Arsenal having a three-goal lead. Everyone comes to this stadium with 90 minutes of football to play. Yes Arsenal are ahead, but if the Bernabéu gets going and one goal goes in, the pressure will heap on Arsenal.

Arsenal have pressure now already. There was little on them in the first game because there was more talk around Real Madrid. Now the tables have turned and the pressure is on them.

Can they deal with it? Can they manage the game to get the result they need?

Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham says the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Arsenal on Wednesday is "a night made for Real Madrid".

The reigning European champions are aiming to overturn a 3-0 deficit.

We've had plenty of chat surrounding Manchester United's meeting with Lyon in the Europa League on Thursday.

More pressing are the Champions League quarter-finals, with Real Madrid looking to come from 3-0 down to get past Arsenal tonight.

We will now focus on that match and a huge evening for both Real and the Gunners.

Sunday's heavy loss at Newcastle United confirmed that this Manchester United team is officially the club's worst in Premier League history.

That defeat left United 14th with just six games to go - and means they can finish on a maximum of 56 points, which is two fewer than their previous record low in 2021-22.

It has been a season to forget as far as the league is concerned, but a Europa League triumph would certainly end things on a positive note before another summer rebuild.

Since Ruben Amorim's first game in charge, only Southampton (59), Tottenham (53) and Leicester (53) have shipped more goals in all competitions than Manchester United (48) among Premier League clubs.

And only Southampton (19) and Aston Villa (13) have made more errors leading to goals in the Premier League this season than United (12).

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Lastly from Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim, on whether he has spoken to Andre Onana personally:

"When I made that decision last weekend I talked before with Andre. That is important for me to explain to the player what I am thinking.

"Sometimes it is my feelings as a coach that can make my decision more than what they are saying to me. I have the conversation but then it is my decision in the end."

On whether he is convinced Onana is ready to return: "Yeah, I have that feeling for sure. The team is the most important thing. I'm not putting Andre because I think Andre deserves to return to competition, I'm thinking about the game because it is really important for us."

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More from Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim, pressed on Manchester United's goalkeeping situation and whether he will look for a new goalkeeper in the summer:

"Everything you do has two ways. If in the end he is going to be really good tomorrow - I'm sure of that - it is a good decision but the other way and it is a bad decision.

"You never know. I'm trying to be really clear on things, make the evaluation, be simple and not overthink it. Andre Onana has one weekend where he rests and now he is ready to start this game."

On potentially looking for a replacement: "We need to improve. What we should do is improve any position in the team with the players we have and try to bring characteristics for next year."

Pressed further on that, he responds: "You choose the questions I choose the answer. My answer is that we need to improve every position in the field. Goalkeeper is the same, we can work with Andre.

"If our team scores more goals and is more dangerous in forward [positions] we will defend better. Andre Onana has already proved he is a top player in Inter. So he has a pass. Sometimes you have some seasons that we are under performing.

"We are going to make that evaluation for any position in the squad. If we are talking about mistakes you can see my record - my record is the worst one in our team and I am also underperforming. I think I am the right guy to coach the team and I think the same for Andre."

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Manchester United defender Harry Maguire on what it is like when the spotlight is on a player when they aren't in form: "You try your best to ignore it all. Focus on your job, come in on a daily basis and do your best. I always said to myself 'that's all you can do'. Tomorrow night is another game of football and you go on that pitch and you give absolutely everything. When you walk off you say to yourself I have left everything out there and no matter how you perform that is only what you can do.

"It is the same for any player who wears this badge, it comes with a responsibility to perform. When you don't perform and when the league results aren't good enough, there are people who come under the spotlight. I have been in that situation myself but all you can do is day-in day-out do your best, work as hard as possible and take each game as it comes."

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Manchester United defender Harry Maguire on what it is like to play in front of Andre Onana: "First and foremost Andre has proved in his past that he is an excellent goalkeeper. He has won numerous trophies, he has played Champions League finals. During a career you always have spells of ups and downs and you find yourself a little bit out of form. It is about how you build yourself back in and find that confidence to perform again.

"At the moment he is probably feeling that everything is going against him. You take it game-by-game. He'll be there tomorrow night and he is a big personality, a big character and he will be looking forward to the game. He will want to show everyone again what he is about.

"Playing in front of Andre it's great. I have confidence in Andre, he has had a fantastic career. He has great experience and we all know he is an excellent goalkeeper.

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