That’s the news Luka Modric will miss the next two weeks with a muscle injury and comes at the most important moment of the season for real Madridwho will face the final of Copa del Rey (Saturday, May 6) and the semifinal tie of Champions against him City of Manchester (9 and 17 May).
The Croatian midfielder will miss the duel against Osasuna and it was very difficult to get to the first leg against him citytwo of the games that will mark the success or failure of the team Carlo Ancelotti this course. the genius of Zadar He is an indispensable part in the white system at the age of 37 and his absence forces the Italian coach to make an emergency solution so that his team suffers as little as possible.
The Italian coach has plenty of resources and wardrobe to make up for the loss of his midfield leader. Camavinga, Tchouaumeni, ceballos and Valverde are postulated as options to cover the loss of a Modric whose influence on the team goes beyond football.
Experience, intelligence and know how to be of Modric constitutes one of the keys that explains the regularity offered by Real Madrid in the qualifying rounds of Champions in recent years.
Since his arrival in Madrid in the summer of 2012 from Tottenham, Luka Modric He has lost only six qualifying games Champions out of 60 played by the white team. He was absent due to injury in the round of 16 round match Schalke 04 the 2013/14 season and the following year, in the 2014/2015 campaign, also against Schalke in the first leg of the round of 16 and in the quarterfinal against him Athletic and in the two matches of the crossing of the semis against Juve.
The last qualifying match of Champions what is lost Modric It was in the round of 16 second leg against PSG in 2017/18, more than five years ago. That day, Madrid won 1-2 in Princes Park in a meeting where Zinedine Zidanethen white coach, not reliable Toni Kroos.
Since, Luka Modric He was a fixture in the Champions League qualifiers and chained 24 consecutive matches in the Ko phase in the Champions League (including two finals) as a starter.
Source: La Verdad
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