{"id":5080,"date":"2026-04-15T06:30:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/5080\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T06:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:30:16","slug":"were-real-madrid-alvaro-arbeloa-makes-strong-statement-ahead-of-decisive-bayern-munich-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/5080\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We\u2019re Real Madrid\u2019 \u2014 \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa makes strong statement ahead of decisive Bayern Munich match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Real Madrid head coach \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa is doing his best to convince everyone around him that there is absolutely zero doubt that his team can pull off the upset vs. Bayern Munich in the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">With his team trailing 2-1 on aggregate, Arbeloa is projecting confidence and excitement.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe\u2019re excited. Everyone in Madrid believes we can do it. We\u2019re Real Madrid. We\u2019re coming here with the belief we can do it. We\u2019re a team that never gives up. We\u2019ve won the Champions League 15 times. Nobody knows how it\u2019ll go, but we\u2019ll give our all,\u201d Arbeloa said (as captured by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iMiaSanMia\/status\/2044095165690781790?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@iMiaSanMia;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@iMiaSanMia&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@iMiaSanMia<\/a>). \u201cWe don\u2019t need a miracle here. Their goalkeeper was man of the match in the first leg. Nobody would\u2019ve been surprised if we had won. Everyone who knows Real Madrid knows that we don\u2019t need a miracle here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe\u2019re ready to fight, to keep making history and produce a comeback. We\u2019re prepared for the atmosphere. We\u2019ve played here before, I\u2019ve played here before, it\u2019s a fantastic stadium and atmosphere. Real Madrid players always feel very comfortable in atmospheres like this. Every single player believes we will make a comeback tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Arbeloa has a team fully capable of executing a game plan to pull out a victory. 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