Soccer-Real Madrid's Marcelo tackles election duties before Chelsea clash


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Cadiz v Real Madrid - Estadio Ramon de Carranza, Cadiz, Spain - April 21, 2021 Real Madrid's Alvaro Odriozola celebrates scoring their second goal with Marcelo REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid left back Marcelo was able to travel with his team to their Champions League semi-final decider with Chelsea after a fellow citizen freed him from his duties as a supervisor in Madrid's regional election on Tuesday.

Chosen by city authorities as a back-up monitor, Marcelo reported for work early in the day at a polling station in the suburb of La Moraleja.

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