Real Madrid: Marcelo’s last day: tears of joy, Raúl’s emotion and the greatest parade of Cups

ANDIt’s his way of being and without a doubt the best therapy. He has always looked for a smile in the face of adversity, so the recipe for Marcelo It was clear to pass the drink. The day of his goodbye had to be the most special in these 16 years wearing the shirt of the Real Madrid, but the therapy didn’t always work and there was more than one moment when he couldn’t help but break down.

And he wasn’t the only one, because even the cold man he always was Raúl also fell apart when his former partner, also a prisoner of emotion, told what he had kept for years without even telling him in person all these years. That day on the 7th he gave her a basket for her first son, Enzo, now in the Madrid academy and that he listened carefully to his father along with his mother and brother. When the player with the most titles in the history of Real Madrid set foot in Valdebebas for the first time, Raúl was the captain. This morning the cameras focused on the now Castilla coach with tears in his eyes while listening to his former partner remember that day.

“You helped me a lot when I arrived and when my son Enzo was born, I will never forget that you gave me a gift, with many things for the baby, and you gave me a lot of advice. You and your family were always very affectionate, and I will never forget it and I always wanted follow your example” Marcelo thanked through tears.

His wife Clarice was also moved by the speech of Florentino Perez and especially with her husband’s. “Without you I wouldn’t have been so strong,” the ball wizard told her, looking into her eyes.

Marcelo’s word

It was a day of emotions that were transmitted by the monitors in the club’s press area. It is likely that the room experienced it more realistically, especially Marcelo’s start. It was difficult to start and even on two occasions had to stop, to applause from the room. The cameras focused on the family, but also on some of his teammates who wanted to be by the Brazilian’s side at the time of his goodbye. Asensio and Carvajal they approached the player at the end of the speech, who was also listening Ancelotti sitting next to Florentino Perez.

For Marcelo’s farewell, in addition to friends and teammates, all his trophies were not lacking. It could not be otherwise. 5 European Cups, 4 Club World Cups, 3 European Super Cups, 6 Leagues, 2 Copas del Rey and 5 Spanish Super Cups. A total of 25 titles that shone in the room and that the player looked at with some surprise after taking the required photos.

After all this, Marcelo went through the Valdebebas press room. The three four meters separating the table and the seats was the closest the legendary Real Madrid player came to the media on his last day. Marcelo was the most player, parking emotions. There was no lack of questions, although there was a special moment. “We ask the last question,” commented the press officer Carlos Carbajosato make way for a journalist from Bulgaria that I would ask him about his relationship with Zidane and if, who knows, they may work together again. Before answering, Marcelo asked himself aloud the question that he never thought would come: “Last question!” He exclaimed. As he said it he tried to assimilate it. After answering everyone, he said goodbye with applause from the room. He raised his thumb as he walked through the door of the Valdebebas press room for the last time… as a Real Madrid player.