Marcelo Exits Real Madrid After 15 Years
Brazilian left back, Marcelo has decided to quit Real Madrid after winning the 2022 UEFA Champion’s league. Real Madrid on Saturday May 28th, beat Liverpool by a solitary goal to clinch their 14th Champions League title. Vinicius Jr’s goal in the second half was enough for Los Blancos to seal the title in Paris.
The final in Paris was the last for Marcelo in a Real Madrid jersey after announcing that he will not be extending that record. Following the Champions League victory, Marcelo spoke about the season and expressed his feeling regarding winning the Champions Trophy five times He said “I feel great joy and emotion. It’s even tough for me to speak because I can see my family and all of my teammates here. The season was what it was and we’ve deserved it, this is a strange moment in my head. I’ve won the Champions League five times and never would have thought that I’d achieve that.”
Marcelo’s contract expires in June and it won’t be extended. pic.twitter.com/3oebIf356U
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 29, 2022
Real Madrid had earlier defeated Espanyol to win their record 35th La Liga title. The Brazilian played his final league match for Real Madrid against Real Betis last week. Marcelo accepted applause from his teammates after the final whistle and left, waving to the stands as he went.Marcelo has been with Real Madrid since 2007. He has won 25 trophies with Real Madrid.He has won 6 La Liga trophies, 5 Spanish Super Cups,5 UEFA Champions League trophies, 4 FIFA World Cup trophies, 3 European Super Cups, and 2 Copas del Rey since his arrival.
