Real Madrid Denies that they have fallen out

They may not agree on everything, but Sergio Ramos and Cristiano Ronaldo still remain friends and have a good working relationship, the Real Madrid captain has insisted.

The centre-back did not agree with Ronaldo's public statement about how Los Blancos are missing James Rodriguez, Pepe and Alvaro Morata, yet this hasn't affected their relationship.

"Nothing has ever happened between him and me," Ramos said in an interview with TVE.

"There has always been a great friendship between us.

"We have a lot of personality and have some different opinions, but we're pulling in the same direction."

He also spoke more generally about Real Madrid's start to the season and admitted it hasn't gone as well as he might have hoped.

"A draw here is seen as a crisis," the defender said.

"We have to remain calm, maintain confidence and go objective by objective.

"It may not be the best start to a season ever, but we're still there and we will fight for every title.

"I give the fans my word that we will show face to the end and to the death.

"We hope to come back from [the Club World Cup] with a title because it would be good for the group in terms of motivation.

"It would do us a lot of good, ahead of the Clasico."

Ramos won't be available next weekend against Sevilla as a result of his record-breaking red card and he had his say on the refereeing and the forthcoming introduction of VAR.

"I'm in favour of having technology in football, but as long as the essence of football isn't lost," he stated.

Next up for Ramos and co. is a midweek Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund, although Real Madrid already know they will be finishing second in the group, regardless of this week's results.