Casemiro has sprung to the defence of Gareth Bale after the Welshman was jeered by his own fans during Real Madrid’s 3-0 Champions League win over APOEL on Wednesday night.
The defending European champions eased into a new campaign thanks to two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and another from Sergio Ramos at the Bernabeu.
But Bale was singled out by a section of the crowd once again and his Brazilian team-mate felt the need to say something.
‘You can see that Bale is working, he wants to score goals and he’s fighting to always help Real Madrid,’ said Casemiro.
Ronaldo is suspended domestically and Real have missed his class in La Liga draws with Valencia and Levante, but the Portuguese was back to his best here as he increased his Champions League goals tally to 105.
‘Speaking of Cristiano is very easy, we know that he’s the best in the world,’ Casemiro added.
‘We’re happy having him back and he looks strong. With his ability we always want to have him available.’
Defending La Liga champions Real sit four points behind their rivals Barcelona in the early standings, but Casemiro believes it is far too early for Zinedine Zidane’s side to panic.
‘There is no worry in the dressing room. We have drawn two games and people start talking, but we are calm and we are working just the same,’ he said.
‘This is football. There are days when you draw, there are days when things don’t go well.
‘But we have achieved three important [Champions League] points for us, especially to gain confidence ahead of a difficult match we have against Real Sociedad on Sunday.’
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