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Cristiano Ronaldo's absence at Real Madrid 'obvious' - Marcelo

Marcelo said Real Madrid miss Cristiano Ronaldo but that Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema have been very good replacements.

"[Ronaldo] is the best in the world," Marcelo said. "It's obvious that you miss playing with him but Bale and Benzema are really good, too."

Karim Benzema, who scored twice in the second half of the 4-1 comeback win against Girona on Sunday night, echoed Marcelo's thoughts when asked about Ronaldo and whether Madrid could move on.

"You can never forget Cristiano," Benzema said. "He was so important to Real Madrid and scored many goals, and as Marcelo said, is one of the best attackers in the world, but we have to start thinking about a different team with different players.