EMOTIONAL: Marcelo's farewell to Real Madrid as the legend leaves

EMOTIONAL: Marcelo's farewell to Real Madrid as the legend leaves

Marcelo has put an end to his stint at Real Madrid, which started in 2007

Lunes 13 Jun 2022

 Marcelo Vieira left Real Madrid with full honors and as a true legend. The 34-year-old defender left with a spectacular press conference in which he received praise from the president, Florentino Pérez, and was recognized as a true Merengues icon.

Marcelo was emotional throught the event

Marcelo was emotional throught the event

"This season I understood something that I didn't know, and that is that you can be a protagonist off the field. Maybe I've been selfish at some point, now I see that the coach has his job. If not playing didn't affect me, I would have to withdraw. But now I know that I can be happy even if I don't play everything", Marcelo said.

Along the same lines, the five-time Champions League winner added: "I leave here with my head held high. My family is very proud of me. I am lucky, everything I have had in my life has been with work, but I have been lucky with the people who I've had by my side. Thank you all very much. It's not goodbye, I don't feel like I'm leaving Madrid".

Marcelo was also very thankful to Raúl González Blanco, who he lifted above everyone else: "I never said this, but I want to thank you Raúl, who helped me and my family a lot when I arrived. I have had many examples of captains, but I wanted to follow yours".

Marcelo fulfilled his dream of winning it all with Real Madrid

Marcelo fulfilled his dream of winning it all with Real Madrid

Florentino Pérez also spoke and the Real Madrid president spared no effort to highlight Marcelo's trayectory: "Dear friends, today is going to be a day full of emotions. Today is a day of gratitude. It is a special day. Today, in this territory of Real Madrid, we want to pay tribute to our captain, who became a man in the club and is one of our great legends. He is the player with the most titles in Madrid. Dear Marcelo, you have fulfilled all the dreams since you were a child. You are the foreigner with the most appearances in the club and you have won it all".

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