Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly had a message for his Real Madrid teammates following their 3-0 loss in El Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.
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Los Blancos suffered a heavy defeat to rivals FC Barcelona this past weekend, with Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Aleix Vidal getting their names on the scoresheet in the Blaugrana's latest victory.
The loss leaves Real 14 points behind Ernesto Valverde's men in La Liga, although they do still have one game in hand.
According to Don Balon, although Ronaldo was disappointed with his side's performance in the famous fixture, he had positive words for his colleagues.
It has been claimed the Portuguese insisted that his teammates must remain positive as they are still in the running for the UEFA Champions League and Copa del Rey titles.
Real will play Numancia in the next round of the Spanish cup, while they will go up against Paris Saint-Germain in the first knockout round of the UCL.
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Many believe that manager Zinedine Zidane is under pressure at Real, with success in Europe's biggest club competition the only trophy that can seemingly save Los Blancos' season.
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