It’s official. Modrić and Kovačić will meet in the CL semifinals, which means we are guaranteed to see a Croatian play in the Final for a 10th straight year. It will be Real Madrid/Chelsea on one side of the draw and Manchester City/PSG on the other – what many are dubbing El Cashico.
Amazing, simply amazing what Croatian football has done in the past decade. We have reached the World Cup Final. We have had a national team player loft the CL trophy eight consecutive years. Dinamo Zagreb are currently playing in the Europa League quarterfinals. Simply amazing!
Real Madrid drew Liverpool 0-0 Wednesday night at Anfield and progress 3-1 on aggregate. Modrić had an average game offensively as Real Madrid had to defend much of the match.
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Luka Modrić is booming with confidence going into Wednesday night’s return leg against Liverpool 3PM (ET). Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 3-1 in Spain last week and have a massive advantage – as well as one foot in the door – to make the Champions League semifinals. The winner of this tie will face Chelsea.
Modrić says the Real Madrid will not sit back in the second leg and he’s sad that he will not be able to play in front of a full Anfield crowd, The Mirror reports.
DCC is not a bust 😂 he’s not 18 he’s already 24. Even if he doesn’t improve anymore he’ll be our starter until Vuskovic and Gvardiol pass him.
They both need to rest these next two weeks to recover.
Which means they both could be fresh and at their best.
I wonder if these is yet another opportunity for Mateo to seize the moment to announce himself as the heir apparent to Luka legend?
Real Madrid needs to get healthy.
Zidane has to rotate Luka and get him primed for Chelsea.
Tuchel beating PSG in CL final would be epic.
Courtois is the best goal keeper out of the remaining 4 clubs by a country mile.
Could you imagine if Croatia had a world class goal keeper?
DCC and Pongracic- two huge busts. Ziva agrees. Slow and cumbersome.
Getting a bit worried about DCC’s performance with Marseille this season
France legend slams Duje Caleta-Car’s response to failed Liverpool transfer
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/duje-caleta-car-liverpool-transfer-20381871
On the English commentary the dude said “can’t believe Modric is 35, the way he still glides across the turf”.
Put the Scouse’s out of their misery
On Modric:
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Capable of scoring bangers, Modric’s best moments are often the ones that don’t make the highlight reels but are nonetheless noticed and appreciated by Madridistas. Modric remains one of the best midfielders in the world, and each “big match” performance enhances his case for being the best of his generation. Madrid fans will already vociferously argue in his favor, and the opposition is finding it increasingly difficult to poke holes in their arguments.