Luka Modrić, you’ve left us all speechless once again.
Real Madrid’s Champions League magic is back! Los Blancos came back from a two-goal deficit to defeat PSG 3-1 (3-2 aggregate) and earn a spot in the Champions League quarterfinals – and they couldn’t have done it without the late-match heroics of 36 year-old magician Luka Modrić.
In the 76th minute, Modrić carried the ball nearly half the length of the pitch which led to an assist to Karim Benzema to tie the aggregate at 2-2. During that run, Modrić beat five PSG players and megged center-back Presnel Kimpembe in his final pass. About two minutes later, Benzema scored a third for Madrid to take the lead, sending the club through to the next round.
Wednesday night’s match was one of Modrić’s all-time best performances in the Champions League. If it weren’t for Benzema’s hat trick, Modrić would have definitely won “man-of-the-match”.
Fabulous
Modric post game locker room video getting a lot of play out there. The hunger in the belly he shows in his celebration for a 36 year old looks as high as ever. Whereas a guy like kroos just looks at his phone. let’s hope body can keep matching the heart. I remember when people on this site were ready to cast off modric for his mamic perjury etc… proud to say i always stood by the captain… but I’m a lot less wishy washy than most
Lol. You wanted him off the team.
Listen, Luke the bust mohdrich only played like one!
We should thank mamich for helping to bring him up
Hate him or not he was instrumental for Luke
In all seriousness never count a Croat kid out too early
Was he the tool who was calling Modric a bust?
He deserves the next Baloon Dior
managingmadrid.com:
Luka Modric—9.5: Simply sensational – words will not do the Croatian’s performance justice. When the team needed him to show up, he did. Produced one of the most iconic moments of the match, a moment that will live on in the memories of Madridista’s for decades to come. Beat no less than five or six PSG players, running from some 50-yards with the ball, before releasing Vinicius with a sumptuous outside the boot through ball. Then went on to finish the play with a Guti-esque pass at the top of the box for Benzema to score the go-ahead goal.
Vlasic just missed huge point blank header straight at keeper
Such a shame that he’s in this slump.
He was a life saver for us in Euro2020 qualifications when he stepped up for a wishy washy Rakitic (who suddenly retired on us without notice). We probably end up in the playoffs if it weren’t for his goal streak.
His gritty play was useful because he was a bit of a hybrid of our technically gifted players (like Broz or Modric) and our less technically gifted, yet hardworking players (like Rebic, Olic, Mandzo). We needed someone like that at the time, with a team that was so hesitant to take a shot on goal.
He sat somewhere between the two types of players (like Pasalic), and his direct style of play was very welcome.
He will bounce back…but man, you cannot sleep for a minute when you’re a midfielder on a Croatian squad.
A year ago, he was ahead of Kovacic, Pasalic and Majer…and now all three of those guys are ahead of him. In another year from now, you’ll probably have a guy like Sucic jump him too.
Can’t pause for a second on this team.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…the day we get an ‘average’ goalkeeper is the day we win multiple tournaments, lol.
I agree
I would take a decent goalie over a decent out right striker right now
I feel the offence will be just fine in Qatar
Is ivusic getting into decent form at all?
No idea. I only recently watched the latter portion of the Dinamo/Osijek match and he was barely tested.
One benefit of Osijek winning the HNL this year, is that it would justify Ivusic starting ahead of Livakovic.
But Osijek drew their last two games, so they fucked that all up.
Rakitic supposed to start in middle against vlasic and west ham injured in warmup on 34th birthday nonetheless
I want to point out that iniesta is a year older then luka
How is it even a debate now putting xavi or him above luka
Ok that’s a little ahead of myself but I still say overall had less to work with both club and country then those two
And his longevity
https://youtu.be/Jsh_HO_rmD8
Brilliant tackle
https://twitter.com/realmadriden/status/1501849087985033216?s=20&t=yJ7RV189imelmNsudtYVuQ
Guys this is like getting to watch that kupus In your basement actually age to supreme ripeness!!
I’m happy the World Cup is in the winter now cause 1 it gives a chance for this craziness in Europe to hopefully settle and 2 luka can rest during the summer and lead us to glory in the winter
We are so blessed to have major midfielders lead big clubs
Is the voting for balon dor after World Cup since its winter time?
Surely luka is at least sitting at the final table
If they win la liga and champions league
Would say a quarter finals at World Cup be enough?
Luka’s dexterity is amazing. The guy will play at this level until 40.
We were all worried that Luka was going to be gone after the last World Cup or Euros…but it looks like he will be playing another two tournaments for us.
Also…we have Kovacic taking steps forward, and now Lovro Majer is receiving a ton of hype (alot of it well deserved).
We went from Luka probably retiring after the World Cup (with very few possible replacements) to having Luka play in several more tournaments (and Kovacic and Majer taking unexpected large steps this past year).
Watch Sucic blow up next year now too, lol.
Man, we’re spoiled when it comes to midfielders.
We should just dress one of them up in a goalkeeper’s suit and see what happens.
CM Luka Modric
Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. After a masterful performance in a 4-1 win over the weekend against Real Sociedad, including a banger of a goal, Lukita was even better in the Champions League second leg vs. PSG.
Modric is a man for this competition, and the four-time winner was world-class once more. He had four tackles and two clearances on the defensive end with three dribbles completed and an assist on the attacking end.
Without Modric, Real Madrid would not be through. If Benzema was the main hero of the match, then Modric was a close second. I cannot thank this man enough for everything he does for Real Madrid.
Rating: 9.0
Real Modrić
ZDS
Prove me wrong. When luka leaves it will be a bigger hole to fill then Ronaldo leaving
Luka is better than Ronaldo and Messi right now.
He’s outlasted them, despite being two years older than Messi.
I said it on the other post
Luka almost had a beauty
With his own patented build up
You would think defenders would be wise to it by now
Also is there another team in modern football capable of choking as bad as psg?? Then they bring choke job Messi to it as well
Wow I didn’t see the second goal
I totally forgot about the match
But man that was just luka all over the damn pitch on second goal
I’ll say it over and over I’ll take luka over Messi all day long to build my team around
Well fuck that was enjoyable. LM10 !
One word MASTER👏🇭🇷