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Marcelo celebrated his 32nd birthday last May and is now in his 15th season at Real Madrid since arriving in January 2007 from Fluminense.

In the team's second captain and his boots, from the left side, they have starred in the new golden age of the club in recent times.

But statistics show that his influence on Zidane's team has declined markedly.

On Sunday, in the defeat against Valencia, the Brazilian was one of those named along with Isco.

And not only because of the penalty he committed on Maxi in the second half.

Both were Zidane's surprise in the starting eleven for Mestalla.

It was the fourth league match in which he participated, displaced by Mendy, the second in a row, all as a starter.

The balance is two victories (Valladolid and Huesca) and two defeats (Cádiz and Valencia).

In the Champions League he has only played one game, also as a starter, and ended in defeat, the one against Shakhtar Donetsk (2-3) in Valdebebas, on the first day of the continental tournament.

Sunday at Mestalla was the first time that Zidane used him at home (not a minute away from home until now).

The numbers are even more resounding against Marcelo when analyzed in perspective.

During the 57 games that Real Madrid has played in the second stage of Zidane on the white bench, the Brazilian has participated in 28, in which nine defeats were reaped.

In the remaining 29 without him, the team doesn't know what it's like to lose.

Also weighing on Marcelo is Zidane's decision not to have Sergio Reguilón, on loan to Sevilla last season and now standing out at Tottenham after being sold (with a purchase option).

The 23-year-old Madrid winger has been called up again by Luis Enrique for the Spanish team.

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