Marcelo
Marcelo to miss Champions League second leg vs Chelsea for a bizarre reason
Real Madrid defender Marcelo will miss the Champions League semi-final return leg against Chelsea due to a bizarre reason, according to reports. The La Liga giants have been struggling with injuries lately and players are starting to return to fitness, but it now appears that they’ll be without Marcelo for the second leg at Stamford Bridge. However, This has nothing to do […]
Sergio Ramos clashes with Marcelo & Isco in Real Madrid dressing room row
Sergio Ramos has clashed with his team-mates Isco and Marcelo over their poor performances for Real Madrid this campaign, according to reports in Spain. Madrid lifted some of the gloom around the club after defeats to Cadiz and Shakhtar Donetsk with a 3-1 win over Barcelona on Saturday, a game in which Isco and Marcelo were both unused substitutes. But […]
Real star Marcelo pulls no punches: “Neymar is a better player than Eden Hazard”
Real Madrid defender Marcelo has risked upsetting new teammate Eden Hazard by claiming Neymar is the better player between the duo. Eden Hazard moved to Santiago Bernabeu earlier this summer window in a £89million transfer from Chelsea . Neymar has also been linked with Real Madrid but is more likely to return to Camp Nou if he eventually leaves […]
Marcelo asks to leave Madrid after Arsenal offer
Arsenal are in the race to sign Marcelo as the Brazil left-back has asked to leave Santiago Bernabeu, according to reports in Spain. The 31-year-old defender has spent 13 seasons at Real Madrid, winning four La Liga trophies and the Champions League four times. But his place in Zinedine Zidane’s team is now under serious […]
Marcelo: Ronaldo does not own Real Madrid – Neymar should come
Real Madrid vice-captain Marcelo says he does not see any reason why Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar cannot play together for Madrid, while saying that president Florentino Perez has the final say on everything that happens at the club. According to reports this week, Ronaldo has made an “irreversible” decision to leave the club, while Paris […]
Marcelo: I know exactly how to deal with Salah
Arguably the individual match-up of the Champions League final is the one between Marcelo and Mohamed Salah, which the Real defender feels capable of winning. Liverpool winger Salah is in the form of his life and wouldn’t be the first player to capitalise on his rival’s defensive absent mindedness. “I know exactly what I have […]
Marcelo aims dig at Barcelona over Champions League exit
Marcelo said Real Madrid were never going to capitulate like rivals Barcelona after the Champions League titleholders were able to survive against Juventus. Madrid were able to scale through with a 4-3 aggregate victory over Juventus in the quarter-finals, despite Wednesday’s 3-1 loss to the Old ladies. Madrid were widely expected to qualify for the […]