Marcelo refuses to put Athletic Bilbao draw down to Ronaldo's absence

Real Madrid defender Marcelo has refused to blame the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo for his side's 1-1 draw against Athletic Bilbao. Ronaldo joined Juventus in a £100million move in the summer and has scored his first goals in Serie A. As reported by Four Four Two, Marcelo said: 'I think supporters also often remember Raul, Zidane... Not only Cristiano.' 'The draw is a bit disappointing. We were hoping for a fairer outcome, which would have been to win the game. 'We gave it our all to do so and we improved in the second half but we have to move on from this game and think about the next. 'We had a lot of the ball and created chances but it just wouldn't go in for us. We've got a fantastic team, we played well, but we couldn't win the game. 'We didn't want to drop any points here. We also lacked a bit of patience. 'After going behind, we tried to get on top quickly, but that's the way things go in football. We came very close to getting the three points. We're firing on all cylinders right now.'