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Marcelo will equal Juanito's appearances against Barcelona

The left-back will play his 401st game for Real Madrid; he is already in the club's top 20 ranking for appearances. He debuted aged 18 in 2007.

El brasileño asistió a Cristiano en el tercer y decisivo gol del Madrid ante el Bayern Múnich.
JuanJo MartínEFE

Marcelo shared his joy at reaching 400 games defending the Real Madrid shirt with the fans on Wednesday. “What a great feeling waking up as a Madrid player. It's priceless”, he wrote on his Instagram. He is already among the top 20 players to have made the most appearances for Real Madrid. In tomorrow's Clásico against Barcelona he will equal the number of games played by club legend Juanito, 401.

Marcelo in today's session
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Marcelo in today's sessionFELIPE SEVILLANODIARIO AS

Marcelo's market value has increased fivefold

The Brazilian full-back touched down in Spain on 13 November 2006 after Madrid paid Fluminense 6 million euros for his services. His market value at the time was 5.5 million euros - today, he is valued at 32 million.

Benzema, Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo in Valdebebas today
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Benzema, Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo in Valdebebas todaySERGIO PEREZREUTERS

On course to better his best season

Marcelo is enjoying one of his best seasons with Madrid. So far he has clocked 3,158 minutes playing time over 39 games and has scored two and set up another 11. In his most productive campaign, under Carlo Ancelotti in 2014-15, he was involved either directly or indirectly in helping Madrid score 15 goals in 53 games.

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