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Jude Bellingham has addressed the media regarding his training ground altercation with Antonio Rudiger.
The Real Madrid star saw his team lose 3-0 to Arsenal last Tuesday in their UEFA Champions League first-leg clash.
Declan Rice’s two free kicks and a goal from Mikel Merino sealed the win for the Gunners, with a huge advantage heading into the second leg.
According to reports from Spain, the incident was ignited by a rash tackle from the German centre-back on the England midfielder.
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Bellingham speaks on altercation
In today's post-match press conference, Bellingham downplayed the on-pitch altercation, stating that such incidents are a normal part of football.
According to the Sun, he said, "It's football, it's normal on the pitch that emotions get high. You communicate with team-mates louder than you'd communicate with your mum and dad.
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"For every negative interaction you see, there's 20 positive interactions. That will get lost in the media which is fine, as long as the team respects each other to have those honest conversations."
Real Madrid faces a difficult task in overturning a three-goal deficit in a bid to qualify for the semi-final.
The team will be looking to motivate themselves and hope things go in their favour against Arsenal, who have one of the best defences in Europe.
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