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Marcelo to Juventus: Real Madrid ace sends Italian giants message with goal celebration
MARCELO has appeared to rubbish reports linking him with a move away from Real Madrid after he scored in his side’s first win in six games.
The Brazilian defender scored the winner in Madrid’s 2-1 win over Viktoria Plzen.
The match was a must-win for Madrid, who had suffered defeat in four of their last five matches.
Julen Lopetegui was reportedly on the brink of the sack if they failed to win tonight.
Goals from Karim Benzema and Marcelo were enough to see off the Czech minnows.
Marcelo had been linked with a potential transfer to Juventus, who were reportedly set to pay £50 million for the star to link him up with Cristiano Ronaldo.
Tuttosport had reported that Marcelo had told Madrid of his intentions to leave the club.
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez was reported to have reacted negatively to the news, meaning a move unlikely.
The left-back has not commented on the links as of yet, but he certainly sent a message with his goal celebration.
Marcelo ran over to the home fans behind the goal, before pointing at the badge on his shirt.
He then pointed back at the home fans and waved his fingers as if to say ‘no’.
The left back could be the latest injury crisis to hit El Clasico this weekend.
He was taken off in the last few minutes of the match tonight with what appeared to be an ankle injury.
Madrid sit top of their Champions League group, but in the league are not having as much luck.
They are currently four points off leaders Barcelona, who they face on Saturday.
Lionel Messi will be unavailable for Saturday’s match, after fracturing his arm at the weekend.