Marcelo has revealed how a pep-talk from Real Madrid teammate Iker Casillas helped him shake-off the Bernabeu boos. The Brazil international wing-back has emerged as one of coach Juande Ramos' big revelations in recent weeks - after being the target of Real's boo-boys at the start of the season.

Marcelo explained: "I spoke to Iker about it and he told me not to let it get me down. He said that players like (Zinedine) Zidane, Ronaldo and himself had also been booed. If players of their size have experienced it, then it's normal for it to happen to me.

"I'm now just working to convince fans not to boo me again."