Madrid, May 29: Lifting yet another Champions League trophy, Marcelo put an end to his era at Real Madrid.
The veteran Brazilian left back said after the team’s 1-0 win over Liverpool in the Champions League final on Saturday that he will not continue playing for the club.
“It was my last match with Real Madrid,” the 34-year-old Marcelo said.
“I’m not sad. I couldn’t be happier as I leave the club. I’m very thankful. It’s the end of a very beautiful cycle.” Marcelo is leaving 16 years after he joined from Brazilian club Fluminense in 2006.
Marcelo had won his 24th trophy with the club last month, when Madrid won the Spanish league for a record-extending 35th time. He won his 23rd title in the Spanish Super Cup in January, tying great Francisco “Paco” Gento, whose heyday was the 1950s and 60s. (AP)
