Cristiano Ronaldo: "We're ready to give our lives for the comeback"

The players are starting to rebuild their character and pride, and it was a lack of these very elements that made them vulnerable in Dortmund, looking languid and limp against the whirlwind of energy that Jürgen Klopp unleashed.
Mistakes have to be recognised and dealt with from the very moment they occur. This is the best way to gain time in reacting to them. That's what the players believe and that's what they talked about in the dressing room on Thursday.
"We have one chance left next Tuesday, and we have to make the most of it. If there's one team that can, then that's Real Madrid. We need to give our lives for the cause". The chats were held before and after the training session at Valdebebas, involving the team's leading figures - Casillas, Sergio Ramos and Higuaín - and some other players who feel guilty and wanted to take a step forwards, namely Cristiano Ronaldo, Xabi Alonso, Pepe and Khedira.
They felt ashamed, and, as they said: "We owe it to ourselves and to the fans". Talk of a comeback is asking for a great feat though: "We're the ones who need to motivate ourselves first, and we'll surely get the fans involved in the coming days too".