Cannavaro bids farewell

Fabio Cannavaro took his leave of Real Madrid's fans on a losing note on Sunday but insisted he had enjoyed his time in Spain.

The Italian World Cup winning skipper was substituted 10 minutes into the second half of the 1-3 loss to Mallorca, the club's final home game of the season.

The fans gave him a solid round of applause which drew thanks afterwards from the player.

"I have had three fantastic seasons, it has been an incredible experience winning two leagues and being in the Real Madrid dressing room," Cannavaro said.

"I have always tried to be professional and give everything, I think the fans appreciate that and it was amazing to hear them chanting my name at the end.

"It was sad to finish my time at the club losing but after the defeat by Barcelona it has been very difficult for us to bounce back.

"The loss to Barcelona has definitely been the lowest point of my time here."

The 35-year-old world player of the year in 2006 following Italy's World Cup triumph in Germany has re-signed for Juventus for next season

Real began with plenty of possession but they lacked movement from Raul Gonzalez and Klass Huntelaar in attack.

They did get the breakthrough though when Gonzalo Higuain headed home after 20 minutes but Juan Arango equalised minutes later against the run of play.

Cleber Santana scored a superb goal, beating four players before clipping the ball into the top corner and then the victory was confirmed with another fine strike by Alhassane Keita.