
"No, I expect the Bernabeu to be with the team."
"We know we need the fans. I always ask for their support, because together we're stronger. Our aim is to win on Sunday and keep fighting for the league."
"It isn't time for disillusionment or for euphoria. It's time to work, that's all... Regret is a dead end. When things don't go well, you have to improve. That's my path as coach. For sure, I'll make a lot of mistakes."
"not about quality or tactics, but desire."
Real Madrid dropped 4-2 at Benfica, with goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin scoring a 98th-minute header that left Madrid ninth in the Champions League table and set up a February playoff against Benfica to reach the round of 16. The club endured fan whistles earlier this month after Xabi Alonso's sacking and a Copa del Rey exit, then recovered with LaLiga wins over Levante and Villarreal before the Benfica setback. Coach Alvaro Arbeloa expects home support, calls for work and consistency, accepts he will make mistakes, and says the squad must improve its desire on the pitch.
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