Marcelo breaks down in tears at his farewell to Real Madrid, video

The Brazilian Marcelo said goodbye in tears after 16 years at Real Madridwith a speech full of emotion along with the 25 titles that made him the most successful player in the club’s history, before his family, president Florentino Pérez, coach Carlo Ancelotti and teammates such as Dani Carvajal and Marco Asensio, before the who confessed to feeling “lucky” to have made “history”.

Marcelo revealed in his emotional farewell speech a gesture by Raúl Gonzálezpresent at the Real Madrid tribute, which served as a “very strong example” of what a captain should be and that he applied in the seasons in which he served before his goodbye.

“Raúl, whom I call capi, I wanted to thank him for the great detail when I arrived and when my son was born,” he said, forced to stop through tears that also flowed from Raúl, a Real Madrid legend and current Castilla coach.

“You, as captain, have taught me a lot. At that moment you and your family gave us a basket that I will never forget. From then on I began to see you as an example, we have had many in football and I wanted to follow yours I have had a very strong example that you have been. I have never said it but I wanted to thank you in person”, he added in an anecdote that was not known and brought to light at the time of his goodbye surrounded by Real Madrid fans in the Ciudad Real Madrid.

Marrelo, who at 35 years old puts an end to his long stage at Real Madrid due to the club’s decision not to renew his contract.

EFE

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