Mario Mandžukić opened up the scoring Tuesday night in Torino as he picked up his own blocked shot in front of net to beat Croatian teammate Danijel Subašić. The goal booked Juventus’ spot in the Champions League Final, being up 3-0 on aggregate, with Dani Alves adding another one in the 44th minute.
Although Suba gave up two goals again versus Juventus, he made some fine saves on the night (one on Mandza) and surely saved Monaco from an embarrassing for or five goal loss. It will be nothing short of successful making the CL semifinals for Monaco as they should win the French Ligue 1 title this weekend.
…for Atletico and Monaco.
The Champions League semifinal round wraps up this week with Juventus hosting Monaco Tuesday night and Atletico humbling Real Madrid at the Vicente Calderon on Wednesday.
There is a slim-to-none chance the Champions League Final will not feature both Real Madrid and Juventus. Real crushed Atletico 3-0 in the first leg while Juve put two past Subašić in a clean sheet victory in Monaco. Juve hasn’t allowed a CL goal since the Millard Fillmore administration and Cristiano Ronaldo has been red hot; scoring hat tricks at will.
Question is CroatianSports.com nation: who would you rather see lift the cup this year? Modrić or Mandžukić?
(both have already done it)
Dam phone
Goof!!!
Truth = Good!
Toronto Croatia, Mandzukic is a hot head…thats why he can’t keep his cool…brother we Hrvati are all spun a little. Lol
Mandzukic is a selfless diehard team player…he can score…hold up play…he is the best first line of defense in world soccer…what other forward can defend like him?
well. just to prove I’m not a homer I’m going to weigh in on the vrsaljko debate. he has some excellent qualities. bur he is a LONG way from being world class. half the time he looks like a rabbit in the headlights. not a good sign when you’re a defender. he’ll never be world class. hopefully he has a good season at athletics next season, hopefully simeone teaches him how to be strong mentally and achieve a robust aura. then we will have an excellent RB for the world cup. but not a world class one….as for modric…he is absolutely world class…he doesn’t need superstars around him…he just needs players who can do their jobs properly (rakitic header vs spain)(strinic falling over vs portugal)(mandzukic falling asleep for an entire tournament) etc
I bet he wants to punch me.
The truth sounds an awful lot like Ziva.
Go away the truth troll. Nobody wants you here
lol sorry I hurt your feelings m8, hope to get an invite to the wedding stil
I don’t think anyone thought he was a bust and I’m not sure ziva did either, but that first part was tough, maybe pogba is reflecting that type of struggle now
So a couple notes but first a question.
Are we happy to see mahir mandzukic score that goal?. We all know he is well past his prime as a lead striker for a good team. So aren’t we better off with him totally falling out of form so he can be switched in the line up if Croatia makes it to the world cup?
In terms of modric, maestro je maestro. Personally, i never thought he was a bust at madrid. And compared to our overhyped youth, he is a real player and at a level no hrvat is likely to reach in the next decade, despite what the diaspora might think. That being said, he’s not good enough to do it by himself like a true superstar which is why he has failed to bring the repka any success. He needs great players around him
@Slavonac- Mandzukic was getting pounded all game long.
Surely the ref would let him play half as rough?
It is the “big guy” syndrome, refs seem to let small dudes jump all over them.
@Idemo-just saying you are not a man of your word.
Incorrect he is not world class. There are not 7 workd class rbs.
@ Idemo
Sneaky comparison …
You are comparing Vrsaljko to Alves who is the best RB of his generation playing with the best defense in the world.
Let’s say Alves is WC 1-4 and Vrsaljko is somewhere WC 4-7?
Let’s have Vrsaljko get back on the ptich and get his legs under neath him for Iceland when will need his WC Self to start at RB for us.
Humbly request when he ascends the RB pecking order you acknowledge these exchanges.
Ziva fell off when he could not man up that he called Modrić a BUST when Spain was taking a crap on him. Wifi was subsequently shut off in the forified basement…
~ 7 million Hrvati waking on planet earth.
~ 7 billion people walking on planet earth.
.001% are Croatian
Sve Najbolje
newsflash: I’ll post what I want when I want
How not? You and your pal seemed to claim there is nothing to set Sime apart from these other RB’s?
It’s just you two in the boat, clear from the other post when the community finally tallied, you two took every any any chance to stick it to me, enjoy the banter.
Oh man how your tone has shifted, I’m glad you remember what I say and not what you two butt buddies have been spewing
Oh yes it does buddy, big time
What Dani Alves has done is what a world class RB does, Sime has had not one performance half of what Dani has done in this UCL semi final
Mandzukic with another great game. I am glad the ” Mandzukic sucks” crowd from the past 2 years has been silenced. Invaluable. I will say it again, his link up play is tremendously underrated. Not flashy, just effective.
Poor Subasic. His defenders gave up. They reminded me of healthy people on welfare… They were capable of doing their job, but just didn’t put forth the effort. Probably a bunch of socialist, Macron voting frenchmen.
@Idemo- i thought you had made your last post regarding the Vrsaljko debate? It seems you continued it in almost every post since…Alves’ great game has no reflection on Vrsaljko in my mind. Newsflash: Alves is a great player.
Dani Alves is on the decline but he is a world class player.
He does not play that much and sometimes plays as a RM instead of a RB.
ah haaaaa no no no no, you were talking all that shit, DANI showed you what world class is, if you even watched, sime has never done that in his life.
@toronto the first elbow was because they didn’t want to kick it out for higuain, he ran all the way back to elbow fabinho
Although Mandžukić did well with the goal…it seemed like he was doing his best to get carded for the rest of the game (which he ultimately did get a yellow)
I’m not quite sure why he was so easily losing his cool
I will say this if Mandžukić does power Juve to triumph in Cardiff that would be justice for how Bayern/Peder Pep took a crap on him.
Epic CL final:
Real Modric v MANventus
@ Idemo
Are you losing your mind ?
Who said Vrsaljko was better than Alves?
I said as he naturally declines over the next few years and Vrsaljko continues to express his world class Self that he will ascend the RB pecking order.
Again Alves is the best RB of his generation and Barca blew it not resigning him.
Vrsaljko was the starting RB at Athletico Madrid and has been sorely missed since he went down but will be back soon!
Uvijek Vjerni
What does Alves do that Vrsaljko doesn’t……I think this tie answers that pretty clearly, I think we saw what a world class right back is, safe to say that one is finally put to rest
How about Robert Kovac?
How about Robert Kovac? A real life hero!
in Real Madrid Croat only for a servant.
They are sleeve both the youngster Kovacic and senior Modric.
Mandzukic or Modric? I really don’t like either player, but if I have to choose then I choose Mandzukic, but that could change if say for instance Modric gets subbed out for Kovacic, then I’d hope Kovacic scores and Real win.
I really was hoping for another Rakitic CL win.
The hardest working man on the pitch. Always greatful mr no good
its tough to unlock the Juventus defence but then again, Real have several weapons and not just one or two!
Mandzukic is better than most people really understand. He’s a true two way player thats effective in attack and defending.
The BEAST that is MANdzukic !!!!
God bless him and the heart he brings to the pitch.
Peder Pep … PUŠI KURAC !!!!!
Modrić the only wizard that can unlock the Juve D?
Mandžukić destroys hamstrung carvajal or whom ever else plays RB ?
Bog i Hrvati
Call me crazy but I feel Kovačić needs to play a role in Cardiff. He has that ability to unlock the D as well.
Zidane has the balls give him some minutes!
Hi I would rather see Ante lift the cup!
LOL just trolling along over here
See ya Subasic!
Cro on Cro crime with Mandzukic scoring on Subasic from close range.
Dani Alves on a decline lmfao??????? Yeah Sime Vrsaljko can’t do that
GOALLLLLL MANDZAAAAAA WHAT A COUNTER
Shut up click bait where
Clickbait headline. Nice job.
Ronaldo <3
I’m a big fan of both these players, and hope they both play well, and would be great to see them score. I would choose Modric because he is more valuable to our repka.
BTW i love this site, keep up the good work!
Bog i Hrvati
the problem with modric winning is it means that precious princess ronaldo wins
not sure it’s worth the trade-off tbh
modric I want him to be on the first team to win it back to back
Man … this is a tough question ?
I love to see svi hrvati round the world be successful (even the veliki ones who troll this site).
But …
Luka Modrić is nearing immortality with Real Crodrid. 3 CL trophies of which he was the main midfield genius.
If he captiains us on deep run in 2018 …
Then he would have gone from “bust” to TRUST.
Reci me “ISTINA” .. koje je najbolje nogometaš ?
I was bored tonight. Gotta make sure you have a pulse still…
Jesus.. i saw the title of this article and thought it was going to be a lecturette on generative death anxiety or something.. don’t scare me man !!