Real Madrid defender Nacho has conceded that the club's players have a "complicated" relationship with head coach Santiago Solari due to the Spaniard's struggles at the Bernabeu.

Madrid saw their Copa del Rey and La Liga hopes ended by back-to-back defeats to Barcelona, before suffering a 4-1 home defeat to Ajax last week to exit the Champions League in the round of 16.

Los Blancos did return to winning ways on Sunday night with a 4-1 success at Real Valladolid in the league, but Nacho has admitted that the club's poor form means that relationships have been damaged.

That said, the utility defender has insisted that the squad are still behind the 42-year-old, who could be sacked before the end of the week.

"The relationship right now [with Solari] is complicated, in the sense that things aren't going well. But Solari is the coach and we are with him to the end," Nacho told beIN Sports.

Madrid's next match is at home to Celta Vigo on Saturday afternoon.