Luka Modric savior! With a goal from the Croatian, Real Madrid wins at home against Sevilla

Amid rumors about the possibility that he will not renew his contract with Real Madrid for next season, Luka Modric showed this Sunday that he is still in force by scoring a decisive goal for the merengue team prevailed in the face of an uncomfortable Seville (1-0) in a Santiago Bernabéu that once again surrendered at the feet of the Croatian midfielder.

At 38 years old, Luka modric He has lost the leading role in Real Madrid’s midfield, the same one he took over during a last decade full of success. However, This Sunday he hit the table showing that he still has power in his right leg with a missile that meant three vital points for the Madrid team.

The winner of the Ballon d’Or in 2018 grabbed a rebound on the edge of the crescent of the Andalusian area to take a shot placed at the left post of the Orjan Nyland goal in the 81st minute. That goal unlocked a game that put the team in trouble. real Madrid and? thanks to Luka Modric he manages to maintain his distance at the top of the LaLiga standings.

“We continued until the end, we never gave up. We have demonstrated it many times. This is the gene of Real Madrid and we have to continue like this, although we would like to fix it sooner but sometimes it happens like this and it is a sweeter taste.”recognized the midfielder who had entered in the 75th minute in place of Nacho, who gave him the captain’s armband.

Luka Modric’s goal, second this season in the Spanish championship, allowed Real Madrid to reach 65 points after 26 games, putting the distance with FC Barcelona back to eight points, who is in the second place with one point ahead of Girona who play against Rayo Vallecano this Monday.

“We celebrated with Luka, he scored a great goal, it allowed us to add three more points in the table. He contributed a lot when he came in because he had freshness. He shows that it is very difficult to leave him on the bench, not only because of the goal, but because of how he trains every day and the example that he is. It is the most difficult thing to leave a player like that on the bench.”acknowledged Carlo Ancelotti at the press conference.

A bittersweet return for Sergio Ramos

A total of 1,456 days have passed since the last time Sergio Ramos played a match at the Santiago Bernabéu as a Real Madrid player and this Sunday the Spanish defender returned to what was his home for 16 seasons while he played with the merengue team, but now He did it as a Sevilla player, which did not stop the Madrid fans from giving him a warm welcome.

But beyond the affection of the merengue fans, Sergio Ramos, who wore the captain’s armband in this special match (given to him by Jesús Navas), was left with a tough defeat for the aspirations of the Andalusian team that still remains very close to the bottom of the standings this season, six points from the relegation places.

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