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Real Madrid legend Marcelo names Messi toughest opponent

Real Madrid legend Marcelo names Lionel Messi the ‘toughest opponent’ and admits that the Barcelona great is ‘incredible’.

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Marcelo the Los Blancos great

The Brazilian left-back was among the longest-servant of Los Blancos, who spent 15 years contributing at Santiago Bernabeu.

Marcelo left the club in 2022 as a free agent, after winning the doubles with La Liga and Champions League victories, which were the 34-year-old’s 6th and 5th ones, respectively.

Marcelo vs Messi – The El Clasico clash

The Veteran faced Messi on a regular basis during their own very prime periods. The clash between the two was during El Clasico on all competitions, which was always fierce and exciting for the fans.

Marcelo concedes that facing the 7-time Ballon d’Or winner is his biggest challenge and Messi is his ‘toughest opponent’.

He told the Athletic, quoted by Goal:

“Messi is incredible, the toughest opponent I’ve ever faced. We all know the quality he has even now, aged 35, and before it was the same. El Clasico has always been one of the best games to watch and play. I was lucky enough to have featured in one of the best eras of Clasicos. But it wasn’t just Messi, there were other players who were also incredible.”

Among Messi-Marcelo most memorable moments must be during the 2017 El Clasico, when the left-back left Messi bloodied with his elbow in the first half.

Blaugrana’s great needed to be cured by medical teams before went on to scored the winning goal in dramatic fashion

At that time, the Santiago Bernabeu witnessed one of the best El Clasicos of recent times when Messi snatched a last-gasp win in the 92^nd minute.

Next up for Marcelo in his career

He endured a tough spell with Greece Olympiacos after departing the Madrid club which lasted only a couple of months.

As of now, the defender is back with his hometown club Fluminense.