Beautiful gesture of Karim Benzema. On the pitch as leader and captain of Real Madrid, the French center forward – at the time of the award ceremony – left the captain’s armband to Marcelo, tonight on the bench and at the last of him with the blancos. The Brazilian, who has racked up many more benches than appearances this year, will leave Real Madrid on the expiration of his contract as the most successful player ever in the club’s history.
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