Marcelo confirms emotional Real Madrid exit after setting multiple club records

Real Madrid captain Marcelo has confirmed he is leaving the club after setting multiple records in his final season in the Spanish capital.

Carlo Ancelotti's side's defeat of Liverpool in the Champions League final capped a memorable season for Los Blancos and followed on from them securing their 35th La Liga title last month – winning the league with four rounds of action still to play.

Veteran defender Marcelo has now confirmed he is leaving the club at the end of the campaign, bringing an end to his 16-year stint in the Spanish capital. It follows a campaign in which he played a bit-part role in Ancelotti's team, starting just five matches in La Liga and not at all in European competition.

"I don't feel like a legend," the defender has explained. "I am a person that enjoys every moment. I had the luck of being captain and lifting the cup before my goodbye. Already the last match was a mini-goodbye but now I can't say goodbye better than with my fifth Champions League. It has closed a beautiful cycle."

The Brazilian has been second choice behind Ferland Mendy in the pecking order for the left-back position this campaign yet has remained an inspirational figure on the sidelines. Indeed, Madrid boss Ancelotti has regularly consulted with Marcelo when pondering what decisions to make during matches.

Marcelo's contract is expiring at the end of the current campaign and it is anticipated that he will now return to Brazilian football, where he previously played for Fluminense – where he made 30 appearances as a teenager before his move to Europe.

Despite only featuring three times throughout Real Madrid's run to the Champions League title – all from the substitute's bench – Marcelo was awarded a winner's medal for the