There is always a Modric for a descosit

The old guard came out again to rescue Real Madrid. Sergio Ramos, Karim Benzema, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos

Real Madrid faced the match against Atalanta without a key piece and without a replacement in the squad: Casemiro. And Luka Modric appeared. Again. At 35 he signed an impeccable ‘Champions’ comeback match. Assuming responsibility in the tasks of destruction and paving the way for the playoffs.

Zinedine Zidane he bet again on the three-center system, this time to alleviate the absence of the Brazilian in front of one Atalanta which proposed 20 minutes of high pace to which the white set was able to resist, partly because of the great work of the Croatian.

Stealing a myriad of balls, with special importance which opened the scoring taking advantage of an error in the output of Marc Sportiello. Modric slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. Karim Benzema was the replacement.

Against Elche, the team did not carburetor until Toni Kroos and Modric to carry the handle. It coincided with the change of three centers to defense of four. But this Tuesday neither system was a problem. Both dominated the tempo of the match from the 20th minute and Real Madrid did not suffer to be in the quarterfinals of the Champions League three seasons later.

A level that makes it necessary to look at the ID twice to believe the 35 years of one Modric that he ends his contract at the end of the season and that his renewal has not yet been made official, although he has already clearly expressed his desire.

“I’ve said it many times, but we’ll see what happens. I feel good and I want to keep going Real Madrid until I feel like I can help the team and that’s how I feel right now. But I don’t know what will happen. Of course I want to continue. Who doesn’t want to go on and finish their career here? We’ll see because a lot of things can happen, but I want that, “he told a news conference on November 24.