"It was lucky for me to play alongside Messi and Ronaldo", Marcelo: On the field we were enemies, after "El Clasico" we were friends

2025-12-08 12:11:09 / SPORT ALFA PRESS

"It was lucky for me to play alongside Messi and Ronaldo", Marcelo: On

Marcelo, one of the best left-backs in the world, has arrived in Madrid again, but this time for two reasons: to see his 17-year-old son and to follow Real Madrid and perhaps even give his opinion on La Liga. At the start, he focused on Leo Messi, whose star seems never to fade. 

" It's hard, I'm still trying to understand. He's just really good, and about football. I always talk to my children, a little more with the younger ones, because he watches a lot of videos on social media. He knows a lot of old players, football legends, and they always watch videos of Cristiano and Messi. Every now and then he asks me. 'Hey dad, was it really hard to play against Messi? Children's questions and I tell him.

"Watch the videos, see if it was difficult." I was lucky enough to play in that wonderful era, with Messi, Cristiano and players like that. I had the opportunity to play against him, it's something that stays in your mind, beautiful memories. Then he paid attention to the coaches, because like on parade at Real, the best are sitting.

" Oh, it's impossible to single out. I learned from everyone, even Capello, who didn't play me much, which I fully understand since I was a child, but he helped me a lot. I think I learn from everyone, but since I spent more time with Zidane and Ancelotti, I had a very good relationship with them. All my memories of Zidane are spectacular, and all my memories of Ancelotti are also spectacular. But I had other coaches with whom I had a very good relationship, like Juande Ramos, who also helped me a lot. Now I talk to everyone, Iker, Puyol. We fought with flesh and soul on the pitch. The arguments, the problems we had are part of football, but with a lot of respect time that will go down in history, for surah. We clashed on the field, but off the field we were all friends. It's not called El Clasico for nothing, " Marcelo concluded.

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