Real Madrid 2-2 Arsenal (3-2 on penalties) - 4 players who impressed for Los Blancos

#2 Marcelo

Marcelo provided an assist

Marcelo is another player to have been linked with an exit in recent months, having struggled for form horribly during the course of the last season.

His poor form saw him left off Brazil’s Copa wining squad and Real Madrid’s decision to spend big on Ferland Mendy was seen by many to be the beginning of the end of Marcelo’s illustrious Real Madrid career.

The new signing started at left-back for Real Madrid and having been part of a porous backline, Zizou turned to the more experienced Marcelo and this was a decision that reaped immense dividends.

The 31-year-old was instrumental to Real Madrid’s ascendancy in the second half, bombarding the Arsenal backline with his forays forward.

Indeed, it was off his excellent cutback that Marco Asensio scored to draw Real Madrid level, while he almost forced an own goal by Kolasinac in the 73rd minute.

If anybody thought Marcelo’s time at the top was up, they would well to have to rethink and the battle for the starting spot at left-back for Real Madrid is set to be more intense than first believed.