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Topics: Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti, Champions League, Arsenal, Football
Luke Davies
Topics: Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti, Champions League, Arsenal, Football
Footage has emerged on social media which appears to show a disagreement between Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham and head coach Carlo Ancelotti.
Bellingham, 21, started last night’s Champions League quarter-final first-leg against Arsenal at the Emirates but struggled to make a positive impact on the game as the La Liga outfit sustained a shock 3-0 loss after two free-kicks from Declan Rice and a smart finish from Mikel Merino.
After the match Ancelotti gave his thoughts on his side's lacklustre performance in north London.
"It's a tough loss," said the Italian during his post-match press conference. "We weren't expecting this. The team looked pretty good and well organised in the first half. Following the two set-piece goals, the team dropped off both mentally and physically. It was a difficult end to the game because we didn't see the reaction we're used to seeing from this team. The final 30 minutes were very poor.
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"There are two assessments here: one that I was satisfied up to 0-0, and the other following the reaction to their goals, which was really poor."
During the match, fans on social media spotted what appeared to be a disagreement between Bellingham and Ancelotti.
Fans on social media quickly gave their thoughts on the supposed disagreement.
One said: "Look at Cama looking a Belli. They can’t believe it."
Another added: "Look at Bellingham even he doesn’t want Cama to do whatever Ancelloti said."
While a third explained: "Imagine being a kid to the game and disrespecting one of the most successful managers in history like this."
A fourth commented: "When you see players arguing tactics with the manager, you just know how useless the manager is."
Madrid return to La Liga action when they travel to Alaves on Sunday 13 April before the second leg against Arsenal on Wednesday 16 April during which they will need to overturn a three-goal deficit.
And if any team can defy the odds it is Real Madrid but Ancelotti admitted that the "chances are slim".
"We have to do everything we can to try and recover," said Ancelotti. "The chances are pretty slim but we have to try, and we'll try and do it any way we can. Let's see if we can pull it off. It feels as though there's no chance after tonight, but things always change in football."