An emergency meeting between Real Madrid's senior players was called in a bid to improve Cristiano Ronaldo's form, according to Spanish outlet Marca.

They report that club president Florentino Perez and Sergio Ramos met, with Perez instructing Ramos to gather Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Marcelo for a dinner "that reiterated the club hierarchy's respect and gratitude for the Portuguese winger in particular".

The dinner was said to be one of many meetings as the players discussed why they are so far off the pace in La Liga and particularly why Ronaldo himself has looked out of sorts.

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The meetings clearly went well, with Real bouncing back into form with a 7-1 victory over Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday night, with Ronaldo scoring two goals.

Marca also report that Perez, the club's director general Jose Angel Sanchez and several other senior figures met with under-fire manager Zinedine Zidane to talk about transfer targets.

Zidane is said to have made a staunch defence of the squad at his disposal, telling the club hierarchy that he didn't feel as though adequate improvements were available to him in January.