Real Madrid defender Nacho pleaded with fans to get behind the players after their Champions League defeat to Schalke.

Real limped into the quarterfinals after losing 4-3 last night.

Nacho said: "We haven't reached our peak level of performance for a few weeks, and we don't know the reason. We're working day in, day out to be the team of 2014, when we managed to win everything. We need to be calm and people have to have complete confidence in us; we're the same players, and with the level we have we're going to get through it.

"What's most important is that the team sticks together. These are the moments that the squad has to show its strength. We have to look at what we did wrong tonight and in previous games. The Camp Nou will be very difficult, but first we have Levante, which is an opportunity to take another step in the right direction."