Jude Bellingham confirmed he was involved in a training ground bust-up with Real Madrid team-mate ahead of Arsenal game.

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• Bellingham confirmed bust-up with Rudiger
• Rudiger tackled Bellingham in Madrid training
• Los Blancos face Arsenal on Wednesday

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The reigning champions are aiming for a historic comeback against Arsenal in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final fixture at Santiago Bernabeu after they went down 3-0 at Emirates Stadium last week. Declan Rice's two free kick goals and a strike from Mikel Merino helped the Gunners register a thumping win in North London.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Ahead of the crucial encounter, reported that Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham was involved in a training ground bust-up with Antonio Rudiger after the German defender caught him with a harsh tackle. The Englishman reportedly angrily confronted his colleague on the training pitch, and the duo "had to be separated" by other Los Blancos stars.

• WHAT JUDE BELLINGHAM SAID

  In the pre-match press conference, the 21-year-old confirmed the training ground incident as he said: "It's football, it's normal on the pitch that emotions get high. You communicate with teammates louder than you'd communicate with your mum and dad.

  "For every negative interaction you see, there are 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."

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  WHAT NEXT FOR REAL MADRID?

  After facing the Premier League giants this Wednesday, Carlo Ancelotti's side will be back in action in La Liga on April 20 as they take on Athletic Club at home.

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