Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti, reeling from a 3-0 mauling at Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-final first leg, must rally his players for Sunday's trip to Alaves where they will aim to end a three-game winless run in all competitions.

Real Madrid’s latest Champions League triumph earned the Spanish club €138.8m (£116.4m; $154m) in prize money last season, according to new figures published by UEFA. European football’s governing body has released its annual financial report this morning to coincide with its 49th Congress beginning in Belgrade and included are the figures distributed to each team competing in UEFA’s three club competitions during the 2023-24 season.

Real Madrid is hoping for another magical Champions League night at the Santiago Bernabeu to get itself out of an unexpectedly large hole against Arsenal in the quarterfinals of European soccer’s top club competition.

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However, the last time Madrid were asked to come back from three goals down was against Borussia Dortmund in the 2012-13 season with Jose Mourinho as a coach and they failed to do so. They had been 4-1 down in the first leg. In the second leg, with the Bernabeu behind them, they were on the verge of a comeback with a 2-0 win.

Arsenal defeated Real Madrid 3-0 at The Emirates in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals first leg on April 8. Declan Rice scored two spectacular free kicks

It’s been 19 years since Arsenal played Real Madrid in the Champions League. That was also the last time Arsenal came close to winning the competition, losing the 2006 final to Barcelona after beating Madrid in the round of 16.