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Watch: Marcelo discusses taking Real Madrid captaincy 'I'm excited'

Marcelo says he's ready to captain Real Madrid this season.

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With Sergio Ramos now having left for PSG, Marcelo has taken over the club captaincy.

It is a club tradition that the longest serving player is named captain at Real Madrid. The Brazilian discusses the honour of taking the armband and his hopes for the new season.

He says he's relishing the responsibility and also insists he still has much to learn from the coming campaign.

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