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Real Madrid wing-back Marcelo: If fans whistle, you need to change

Real Madrid wing-back Marcelo admits they failed to live up to standards after defeat to CSKA Moscow.

Real lost the Champions League dead rubber 0-3 at home.

Marcelo said, “We always want to win and give a good account of ourselves but sadly we weren't able to do that today. We had several chances in the first half, we had so many shots on goal, but they had three and scored three goals and they deserve the win. We have to keep working hard. Every game is different, you play one way, with one teammate or another, and these defeats happen in football.

“I don't think it's an attitude problem. We never take to the pitch with the wrong attitude but perhaps some of our play may have been interpreted like that tonight. You always have to play with desire at Real Madrid. There's a long time until the last-sixteen, we must improve and change the image we've given of ourselves today. We have to be motivated and flying high at the Bernabéu.

"When the fans whistle, it's clear that you have to change something and the fans have every right to do it. We're hurt but we're a team and we're going to work so that it doesn't happen again. We're not happy because we can't play like today and put on a show like that. We tried to give it a good go but today's match didn't go as we expected. At Real Madrid you have to fight until the end. It was difficult to come back from 3-0 although we tried until the final whistle."

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