Former Bayern Munich player Mario Gomez has warned Arsenal about how fierce it could be at the Santiago Bernabeu when Real Madrid find themselves in situations such as they are now.
Real Madrid are 3-0 down going into the first second leg of the quarter-final clash at the Spanish capital city on Wednesday night.
Gomez reflected on a match between Bayern Munich and a Real Madrid team featuring Cristiano Ronaldo in the semi-finals of the 2011/12 Champions League.
The first leg ended 2-1 at Allianz Arena, with Bayern securing a 2-1 win on home soil.
The return leg at the Santiago Bernabeu ended with the same scoreline, but in Real Madrid’s favour.
Speaking ahead of Real Madrid's second leg home game with Arsenal in an interview with Relevo, Gomez revealed how Real Madrid came into the match with all guns blazing.
Less than 15 minutes into the match, Los Blancos were already 2-0 up, courtesy of a Cristiano Ronaldo brace.
But Bayern levelled the aggregate score in the 27th minute, with Arjen Robben clinically dispatching his spot kick.
“In the 2nd leg against Madrid, they were like a train passing us. ‘Holy sh*t, what’s going on here?’ It was so intense, I’ve never felt anything like that again.
“Alonso passing the ball to Di MarÃa or Cristiano, you couldn’t defend against them, they were scoring goals. Our luck was that after the 2-0, they dropped a bit, relaxed, and we got back into the game. They gave us a penalty. Pepe fouled me, and Robben scored to make it 2-1,”; Gomez said.
The game ended in a penalty shoot-out with Bayern Munich progressing to the final, winning 3-1 on penalties.
