Marcelo has revealed that there was general expectation that Real Madrid could fail to beat Chelsea in the first leg of the semi final in Spain on Tuesday.

Karim Benzema cancelled out Christian Pulisic’s, with the west London club going into the second leg with an away goal advantage.

“We knew it could happen [that Madrid could fail to win], but there’s another game [to be played],” Marcelo said post-game in comments carried by Marca.

“We’re fine and we know what we have to do. The second leg will be different. We don’t choose the rhythm of the game, we have to adapt to what it is. We’re well and we’re calm.”

Marcelo was appreciate of Benzema’s contribution, but underlined the importance of the collective. “The team is more than 25 players,” he said.

“We’re working hard every day. I’m happy that Karim scored, but above all we came out with our heads up. We’re working hard, doing things we think we can do well. Real Madrid will always fight to the end.”