Marcelo: Real Madrid icon given incredible welcome by Olympiacos fans

On Monday evening, Real Madrid legend Marcelo was officially unveiled as an Olympiacos player after agreeing a one-year deal with the club on deadline day.

The Brazilian defender chose to leave Spain at the end of his contract, bringing an end to a trophy-laden 15 year spell at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Marcelo is comfortably one of Real Madrid’s greatest ever players. He won five Champions Leagues and six La Liga titles with the club, as well as recording some hugely impressive individual stats.

In 546 matches across all competitions with Los Blancos, the 34-year-old scored 38 goals and assisted 103 more, which are insane numbers for a left-back.

Yeah, Marcelo is a bona fide footballing legend and that’s why he received such an incredible welcome from the Olympiacos faithful on Monday night.

Around 20,000 supporters of the Greek side turned up at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in the port of Piraeus to get a glimpse of their new signing.

And to say they gave him a hero’s welcome would be something of an understatement.

The scenes in the stands were absolutely incredible, with flares lit and chants loudly sung as Marcelo entered the field wearing the same No. 12 jersey he donned at Real Madrid.

Check out some videos of Marcelo’s reception in the Greek capital…

First night as Olympiacos player for Marcelo ⚪️