Real Madrid left-back, Marcelo, refutes claims that Barcelona are a better side than the Los Merengues.

Madrid had a complete overhaul in the summer and were the biggest spenders in the transfer market.

Many feel that despite the huge amount of stars arriving at the Bernabeu, Madrid are still inferior to Barca in terms of playing style.

Speaking to the Marca, the Brazilian defender said: "We know that the only solution is to keep working hard for [Manuel] Pellegrini. When the best team loses it is a failure. But I think we have a good attitude and we are working well, and the results will come.

"We do not look to the clash with Barcelona, because we have matches against Racing Santander and Zurich first. We have to take things game by game.

"We do not think that Barcelona are better than us. We will see what happens at the Camp Nou, but we have nothing to envy at from them [Barcelona]."

Marcelo also found time to laud praise on his teammate, Kaka, who has enjoyed a stellar start in the white of Madrid.

Marcelo exclaimed: "Yes, he [Kaka] is one of the best. Playing with Kaka is easy, as is Raul. They are very intelligent and they know what to do at each moment. With these types of players, with such quality, it is easy to get in tune with."