James Rodriguez: Real Madrid fans need to be "right behind us"

James Rodriguez has encouraged the Bernabeu crowd to get behind Real Madrid when they take on Juventus in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final.

The holders lost 2-1 in Turin last night, meaning that only a win will do in the return meeting next Wednesday evening.

If Madrid are to overturn the deficit, Colombian playmaker Rodriguez believes that the home supporters have a major role to play.

"We have to have faith. We'll be playing in front of our fans, at our stadium, and the Bernabeu has to get right behind us, it has to be at fever pitch, so that we can go out there to win," he told the club's official website.

When Madrid last played host to Juve in 2013, they won 2-1 thanks a Cristiano Ronaldo brace.