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Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham fires ominous warning to Arsenal ahead of Champions League quarter-final second leg despite 3-0 thumping

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  • Bellingham fired a warning to Arsenal
  • Gunners thrashed Madrid 3-0 at Emirates Stadium
  • Defending champions to host English side in second leg
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    WHAT HAPPENED?

    The defending champions suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat at the hands of Arsenal in the first leg of the quarter-final at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. A second-half brace from Declan Rice and a goal from Mikel Merino handed the Gunners a huge advantage in the knockout tie.

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  • THE BIGGER PICTURE

    Bellingham was at fault for the second goal as his rough challenge on Thomas Partey just outside the box gifted the opponent a free kick, from which Rice scored with a world-class strike. The English midfielder's overall performance, however, was lauded as he made two key passes in the second half.

  • WHAT JUDE BELLINGHAM SAID

    A day after the humiliation in north London, Bellingham sent out an ominous warning to the Premier League giants as he wrote on his Instagram story: "Not over yet."

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  • WHAT NEXT FOR REAL MADRID?

    Carlo Ancelotti's side will next face Alaves in La Liga on Sunday before hosting the Gunners for the second leg of the tie at Santiago Bernabeu on April 16.