Arsenal threatened with 'remontada'! Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti fires warning to Gunners ahead of do-or-die Champions League showdown

Ancelotti pointed towards the many famous comebacks that have happened over two legs in the Champions League. Most famously, Barcelona overturned a 4-0 defeat against PSG in the first leg of the round of 16 in 2017, by beating the French side 6-1 at Camp Nou. The tie is responsible for the term 'remontada', meaning comeback in Spanish, becoming popular parlance in world football.

For this comeback to come to fruition, Real Madrid will have to step up their game. Arsenal were outstanding in the first leg, and with Declan Rice's two free kicks, secured a well deserved 3-0 win.

Ancelotti said: "Remontada? We will try. It happened many times. We will try until the last minute."

This is just the second time Arsenal and Real Madrid have faced each other in the knockout stages of the Champions League. Arsenal won the last-16 tie in 2006 thanks to a single goal by Thierry Henry in the Bernabeu. The Gunners would go onto lose the final to Barcelona, 2-1 in Paris.

Don Carlo's position is under increasing speculation, with rumours of his firing as Madrid boss come season's end mounting. Los Blancos must take all three points today against Deportivo Alaves to stay in touch with Barcelona at the top of La Liga, before they look to complete their remontada against Arsenal on Wednesday night.