Croatians Around Europe

Luka Modrić, Mateo Kovačić and Joško Gvardiol are all through to the Champions League quarterfinals after Wednesday night's matches. Real Madrid defeated RB Leipzig 2-1 on aggregate. Manchester City defeated Copenhagen 6-2 on aggregate. The quarterfinal draw will take place March 15th. Both Kovačić and Gvardiol got the start for Manchester City. Kova received a 7/10 grade … [Read more...] about Modrić, Kovačić, Gvardiol Through To Champions League Quarterfinals!

Can Ante Budimir be any more consistent than he's been this season? Don't think so. Sporting a "Batman-esque" mask Monday night, Budimir rattled home the game's lone goal in the 76th minute of play with a well struck left-footed curler from outside the box. It's Budimir's 14th La Liga goal of the season in 27 appearances. He's only two goals behind league leader, Real Madrid's … [Read more...] about Budimir Bags Goal #14 From Outside The Box!

Lovro Majer got the start for Wolfsburg Saturday and assisted in a 3-2 loss to Stuttgart. In Majer's 65 minutes on the pitch, he helped open up the scoring for Wolfsburg in the 50th minute, threading a pass to teammate Joakim Maehle in the box for the goal. Majer received a 6.7 FOTMOB rating for his efforts. Luka Modrić came off the bench in the 63' for Real Madrid … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe 24: Majer Assists In Wolfsburg Loss, Modrić Supplies ‘Hockey Assist’ Off The Bench In Bizarre Finish

It's no secret the Luka Modrić's 12-year run at Real Madrid may be over in three months...and maybe his footballing career once Euro 2024 concludes. (It's my opinion that Luka's last professional match will be played in the red and white checkers of a Croatian jersey) He may have to play second fiddle off the bench for Real Madrid the rest of the way, but at the end of the … [Read more...] about Luka Modrić The Immortal

Luka Modrić and his magical run at Real Madrid continued Sunday night at the Santiago Bernabeu. It's well known that Modrić only has three months left at Real Madrid and has been downgraded to the bench from the A-team. Sunday night, Modrić came off the bench in the 75th minute and rifled in the game's lone goal off the post six minutes later from 23 yards out. It sent the … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe 23: Modrić Rocket From Outside The Box Wins It For Real Madrid

Ante Budimir scored a wonderful header from a sharp cross to give Osasuna the lead against Cadiz in the 2nd half Saturday. The goal is #12 for Budimir in La Liga this season. He put the ball in the back of the net in injury time after being put 1:1 with the Cadiz keeper. 13 La Liga goals for Budimir this season. Who would have thought? Mario Pašalić scored the opening … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe 22: Budimir Scores Wonderful Brace For La Liga Goals #12,13; Pašalić Wins It For Atalanta

Marcelo Brozović assisted Ronaldo Wednesday night in Al Nassr's 1-0 win over Al Feiha in the AFC Champions League Round of 16 1st leg. It was a cheeky back-heel flick, whether Broz meant to pass Ronaldo the ball that way or not. Nonetheless, it got the job done. Brozović was named MOTM by FOTMOB with the assist and a 8.6 match rating. … [Read more...] about Brozović Assists Ronaldo In AFC Champions League R16

Champions League returns Tuesday with only one Croatian starter available to play in the Round of 16. Luka Modrić and Real Madrid will be favorites to progress against German side RB Leipzig. Manchester City are expected to trample Danish champs FC Copenhagen. Both 1st legs will kick off at 3PM (ET). The question is: how much playing time (if any) will this trio of Vatreni … [Read more...] about Champions League Returns! Modrić In Action Tuesday; Kovačić, Gvardiol Hurt?

Josip Stanišić, who is currently on loan at Bayer Leverkusen from Bayern Munich, scored the opening goal of Leverkusen's 3-0 thumping of Bayern Saturday night. It is Stanišić's first Bundesliga goal of the season and the victory puts Leverkusen five points clear of 2nd place Bayern Munich with 13 matches remaining in the season. Stanišić did not celebrate the goal as Munich … [Read more...] about Croatians Around Europe 21: Stanišić Scores Winner vs. Bayern Munich, Krama Equalizes At The Death, Budimir Nets La Liga Goal #11