(Reuters) – After lifting a fifth Champions League trophy with Real Madrid, captain Marcelo mentioned he’s bringing his 16-year stint with the Spanish and European champions to an finish.
The Brazilian defender is the most decorated player in Real’s 120-year historical past, selecting up his twenty fifth trophy with the membership as they beat Liverpool 1-0 within the Champions League last on Saturday.
He has discovered taking part in time restricted in current seasons, nonetheless, and made solely 12 appearances within the league through the 2021-22 marketing campaign.
“It is a superb second in my life, I shut a cycle right here, in one of the best membership on the earth,” Marcelo informed supporters throughout Real’s trophy celebrations in Madrid on Sunday.
“Today is just not a day of disappointment, however a day of pleasure as a result of we now have as soon as once more gained one of the best championship on the earth. I’m very happy with myself and so is my household. We have lived many magical nights collectively.
“I inform you one factor, the way forward for Madrid is excellent with the younger gamers. Hala Madrid.”
Marcelo added that his relationship with Real was not at an finish, saying he would do “one thing else on the membership” sooner or later.
The 34-year-old revamped 500 appearances for the membership and inherited the captain’s armband from Sergio Ramos following the Spaniard’s transfer to Paris St Germain final yr.
He made his debut for Real in January 2007 after becoming a member of from Fluminense.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
