Jude Bellingham was ‘fortunate’ to only give up three goals in the first leg of Real Madrid’s Champions League quarterfinal match against Arsenal, which is a severe evaluation of their performance.

The current European champions’ championship defense is in jeopardy after they lost 3-0 at the Emirates.

Mikel Merino scored a third goal for the home team after Declan Rice made two stunning free kicks in the second half to give Arsenal a 2-0 lead.

Bellingham, a Real Madrid star, said after the game that Los Blancos could have suffered an even worse outcome.

The England midfielder acknowledged that they now need something “unbelievably special” to win the match after saying the Spanish powerhouses were “nowhere near it” that evening.

Bellingham told Amazon Prime, “The truth is, we were nowhere near it, and Arsenal were really good.” To be honest, they could have had a lot more goals, but two of them are excellent free kicks.

However, we are clinging to the second leg, which will require something incredibly unique.

You never know, but I can’t publicly declare that we’re going to give up because that’s not the club’s philosophy or the mindset they instill in you.

The free kicks are two distinct pieces of quality. They would still have had many opportunities if it weren’t for them, and we would have been punished.

“You need to create more in these games, but we had a chance.” You hardly ever come here, score one, and make it through.

We often reached the last third, but they responded well, and we simply didn’t do enough with the ball.

“We still have ninety minutes, and we are still alive.”

To advance to the competition’s final four, Real Madrid will need to pull off an incredible comeback against Arsenal in the second leg.

On April 16, Carlo Ancelotti’s team will play the Gunners at the Santiago Bernabeu.

In the round of four, the victor of the quarterfinal match will play either PSG or Aston Villa.