Summarize and humanize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in EnglishMikel Arteta dismissed the idea that Arsenal will approach their Champions League quarter-final second leg against Real Madrid with any fear.Arsenal won last week’s first leg in London 3-0 ahead of the return leg against the competition’s record 15-time winners in the Spanish capital on Wednesday.“I wouldn’t use that word,” the Arsenal manager told his pre-match press conference on Tuesday.“I think respect, admiration for what they’ve done in the competition as a club over the years, the history they have, the values that they defend. Unbelievable. Amazing. And inspiration for any coach, any manager, any team.“But after that is the competition. It’s what we are going to face tomorrow, an opposition that we know very well and that we are determined to go out there and try to win the game.”Earlier in the day, Jude Bellingham had spoken about Real Madrid’s hopes of achieving a “remontada” — a comeback from their three-goal deficit.“I understand that,” said Arteta. “It’s part of their history and they have the right to be talking about these kinds of scenarios.“Ours is very different and our mindset, preparation, our thoughts and how we’re going to have the best chance to be better than them in the aspects that are crucial in the game because we’re going to try to take the game to places very different to our intentions and if we do that we’re going to have a good chance to win the game.”Arteta’s sentiments were echoed by goalkeeper David Raya. “The mood is great,” said the 29-year-old Spanish international. “The feeling is not nerves, it’s confidence, it’s being able to replicate what we did in the first game and come here for the win.“We are here to create our own history, to win the game and that’s the most important thing.“The intention is to win the game. We know how we played in the first game and we have to do the same. We know we have a lead, but we come here just to win the game.”Arteta confirmed that Ben White and Thomas Partey took part in Tuesday morning’s training session and have travelled with the group to Madrid.“He had a little niggle during the game, that’s why he had to come off,” Arteta said of Partey. “But he felt good after the last few days so he’s fine.” Jorginho, who sustained an injury to his ribs during Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Brentford, has not made the trip.There is cause for confidence: it’s now 100 games and, Arteta revealed in his press conference, “over 472 days” since Arsenal last conceded three goals in a game. That was in the 4-3 victory over Luton Town in December 2023.If Arsenal can progress against Real Madrid on Wednesday, they will reach the Champions League semi-final stage for the third time in their history.(CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP via Getty Images)
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