Twitter Was Not Impressed by Marcelo's Dive Against Wolfsburg

Real Madrid face an uphill task to qualify for the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League after losing 2-0 away to Wolfsburg in the first leg of their quarter-final on Wednesday.

But Zinedine Zidane's side—and one player in particular—had another reason to feel embarrassed after a shameful piece of playacting from left-back Marcelo.

The incident occurred midway through the second half, when Wolfsburg's Maximilian Arnold got a little too close for the Brazilian's liking.

Instead of politely asking him to back away, Marcelo responded by brushing his head against the midfielder's chest before throwing himself to the floor holding his face.

It's fair to say fans on Twitter weren't impressed:

"

Oscar winning acting from Marcelo in this game. pic.twitter.com/kYSHYgggdl

— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) April 6, 2016"

"

Dear Marcelo,

If you're going to headbutt someone in a big game, do it properly.

Sincerely,

The Gaffer. pic.twitter.com/iMPXegXdh4

— BreatheSport (@BreatheSport) April 6, 2016"

"

Marcelo. Disgrace. Cheat. Scandalous. And hilariously ridiculous.

— Duncan Wright (@dwright75) April 6, 2016"

"

Can only hope Zidane teaches Marcelo that if he's going to headbutt someone in the chest in a big game, he may as well do it properly

— Sam Wallace (@SamWallaceTel) April 6, 2016"

"

That piece of play acting from Marcelo was as brazen as it was utterly deplorable.

— Mark Pougatch (@markpougatch) April 6, 2016"

"

Marcelo. What a clown.

— Sam Matterface (@sammatterface) April 6, 2016"

"

That's embarrassing from Marcelo.

— Andrew Gaffney (@GaffneyVLC) April 6, 2016"

"

Max Arnold’s response to Marcelo’s outrageous dive: ‘I wish I had such beautiful hair, too’ https://t.co/fetoFYR19y pic.twitter.com/0LjwrOJGki

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) April 6, 2016"

Somehow, Marcelo escaped without punishment, while Arnold received a yellow card. Where is the justice in this world?

[Twitter]