MARCELO brought a 15-year stint at Santiago Bernabeu to a close in 2022 when bidding farewell to Madrid as a free agent. Much of his time in the Spanish capital was spent in direct competition with Barca icon Messi, with their paths crossing on a regular basis in the fiercest of derby encounters. Marcelo concedes that facing the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner presented him with his biggest challenge, with the mercurial Argentine proving to be almost impossible to contain at times.
