Real Madrid won their thirty-fifth league title in their history this Saturday, after thrashing Espanyol four-nil. But this is not the only striking thing, since Marcelo, one of the club’s captains, became the most successful footballer in the club’s history with 24 titles in his exalting football career in the old continent.
The Brazilian, to his 33 years old, he won his twenty-fourth trophy in an exalting career that helped him surpass Paco Gento, who from now on will be in second place with 18 trophies in the period from 1953-1971.
Likewise, the historic right back also added his sixth League since the clothing was put on in the year 2006. In addition, the 24 titles are also distributed in four Champions Leagues, two Copas del Rey, four Club World Cups, three European Super Cups and five Spanish Super Cups.
It is important to highlight that Marcelo had the opportunity to equal Gento in this same season, when Real Madrid won the Spanish Super Cup; being the championship number 24 at that time.
It should be added that the Brazilian also has the opportunity to lift his twenty-fifth trophy, since Real Madrid still has a chance of playing in the final of the UEFA Champions League, they will only have to beat Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in the second leg at the same Santiago Bernabéu.
In this way, the historic soccer player will say goodbye to the club of his life through the front door. That is to say, he will say goodbye to the fans with a couple of trophies in the first instance and it is very clear that he wants to add a new “Orejona” to his record to close his stage as merengue with a flourish.
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