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No Modric, Marcelo, Bale or Carvajal - Madrid injury crisis puts Champions League chances at risk

The European champions could be without a plethora of players for their last-16 clash with Napoli, meaning they need the fans back behind them

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Insults added to injury - that was the story of Real Madrid's laboured victory over Malaga on Saturday. After seeing both Marcelo and Luka Modric forced off with muscular problems, Blancos boss Zinedine Zidane then had to look on helplessly as misfiring striker Karim Benzema was subjected to a chorus of boos while being replaced with eight minutes to go.

Given four-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo had, rather remarkably, also been heckled by a small minority of the Santiago Bernabeu after missing a good chance during the second half, it was clear that the natives are restless right now.