Real Madrid: 5 reasons why Marcelo is struggling this season

#3 His teammates have also struggled

Gareth Bale is one of a number of underperforming Real Madrid players this season

Real Madrid were knocked out of the Copa Del Rey, saw their hopes for La Liga glory dashed and were eliminated from the Champions League in the space of six days, with all of it happening at the Santiago Bernabeu.

While Marcelo might be one of the most underperforming players in Real Madrid, he is definitely not alone as his teammates such as Sergio Ramos, Karim Benzema, Isco, Marco Asensio, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Gareth Bale have also failed to reach their previous heights in the present campaign.

Although football is a team sport, a good individual performance often rubs off to other players. Hence, when several Real Madrid players are in top form, they invariably make the rest of their teammates look good. However, Real Madrid players have struggled for form this season and the poor performances of his teammates has also affected Marcelo.

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