Real Madrid star Marcelo provides biggest talking point in Bayern Munich win… with most satisfying first touch ever

MARCELO set Real Madrid on their way to a 2-1 comeback win over Bayern Munich — but everybody is talking about his incredible first touch.

The Brazilian left-back helped the Spanish giants put one foot in the Champions League final as he levelled the game following Joshua Kimmich’s opener before Marco Asensio got the winner.

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Fans were pretty unimpressed with the game which will certainly not go down as a classic in European football.

But supporters were particularly taken aback by Marcelo’s incredible trap touch from a cross-field ball.

Raphael Varane is surrounded by three Bayern players chasing down the ball on the edge of the box when he picks out a lofted ball to Marcelo.

The former Fluminense star then calmly sticks his foot up with the ball stopping immediately underneath it, before turning away passing the ball up the pitch.

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Marcelo’s first touch being the major talking point of the game will not worry Real boss Zinedine Zidane.

But the World Cup winner was quick to praise his defender for getting Real back into the game against the run of play.

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Zidane said: “It’s a good thing that Marcelo plays for us.

“It’s not just about his goals, it’s what he can do defensively too. He can make the difference at any moment.”

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