Marcelo's sharp dip in form continued during Sunday's defeat to Girona as the Brazilian reacted too slowly to prevent the visitors' winning goal but what we don't understand is that timing of his loss of form.

Sunday's game against Girona justified why Solari has benching him. As Courtois parried the initial effort away from goal, Portu got to the rebound faster than Marcelo to nod home for the Catalans.

The Girona mistake was not the first time that he has been directly involved with an opponent's goal in recent league outings, making his case for a return to the starting line-up impossible to justify.

In the Brazilian's last nine LaLiga Santander starts, Real Madrid have lost six time, drawn twice and won just once, conceding 20 goals in that time.....

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