Trio say fans a Real problem

BRAZILIAN trio Ronaldo, Julio Baptista and Roberto Carlos have blamed Real Madrid fans for creating a tense atmosphere that has made it difficult for the team to play well in home matches.

Real have been jeered and whistled by their own fans in recent games at the Bernabeu, and their reaction to the side’s narrow 1-0 victory over neighbours Getafe two weeks ago was instrumental in the dismissal of coach Wanderley Luxemburgo.

“We won’t win anything if the team and the fans go out there in an atmosphere of tension,” Baptista said after his side’s 1-1 draw with Osasuna on Sunday. “The whistling has to end because if not, we won’t get anywhere.”