The Blancos took the lead in Tuesday's Trofeo Santiago Bernabeu midway through the first half via defender Nacho, but Wesley Sneijder drew the scores level with a curled effort just after half-time against his former club.
But Marcelo secured a 2-1 victory for Rafael Benitez's men with an outstanding solo effort that saw him dribble his way through a host of Galatasaray defenders before finding the net with nine minutes remaining.
The Brazilian left-back, who will be vice-captain behind Sergio Ramos in 2015-16, has every confidence that Madrid are ready to follow up the win in their last pre-season game strongly when they return to competitive action in Sunday's visit to Sporting Gijon.
"We are prepared," Marcelo, 27, told reporters. "We know that the beginning of the season is always difficult, but we will do our best to have a great season and start on the right foot.
"I am thrilled with this result. The most important thing was to take this game seriously. We have to start well on Sunday now."
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