Could Real Madrid’s ability to bounce back prove to be to decisive in Thursday’s Champions League encounter with Celtic?
Despite losing 3-2 to Chelsea in their group opener, the Spanish side came back from 2-0 down against the WSL club.
BBC Sport’s Emma Sanders, who was at Stamford Bridge for the five-goal thriller, told the Behind the Goals podcast that Elena Sadiku’s team must be prepared for Real’s mental resilience.
“It was maybe a bit tighter in terms of the scoreline than people would have thought,” she added.
“The main thing we took away from it is Celtic will need to be aware of the resilience of Real Madrid, to go behind against a team like Chelsea then to keep coming back.
“They had opportunities at the end to maybe come away with a draw, so they’ve obviously got a lot of mental resilience in the squad.”