The end of Luka Modric’s career at Real Madrid was emotional, with a hard elimination at the Club World Cup. The Spanish team was eliminated from the championship by Paris Saint-Germain, beaten 4-0.
At the end of the game, the Croatian, who entered 18 minutes into the second half replacing Jude Bellingham, poured tears. Xabi Alonso, the new coach of the Spanish team, welcomed the former field colleague with a kiss on the head. Alonso took over the team in late May, when Carlo Ancelotti left for the command of the Brazilian team.
“This is not the end we wanted, it is a bitter end. It will not be remembered for this match, but for other big games,” said the coach. “He is a legend of the world of football and Real Madrid. He will be remembered for many good things besides the 25 minutes in which he played this game.”
Until the conclusion of this text, Real Madrid had not published Modric honors on their social networks.
PSG scored two goals in the first ten minutes of the game, which destabilized the real. To Dazn, the coach said the championship marks the end of the season, not the beginning.
Modric, now 39, put on his meringue shirt in 2012, coming from the English Tottenham. At the club cup, he started at the bank, but played all the matches.
The midfielder is a record holder at the Spanish club. He won 28 titles, becoming the biggest champion in the team’s history. There were six worlds, six Champions League, five European Super Cups, four Spanish championships, five Spanish Super Cups and two King’s Cups.
For the team, he has won almost 400 matches and scored 43 goals in 597 games over 13 years.
Real Madrid had already honored Modric in late May at the end of the last round of the Spanish Championship. It was the last pass of the Croatian player at Santiago Bernabéu stadium. It was also the last match of Ancelotti.
Modric leaves Real Madrid, but should follow in football. Italian coach Milan said he waits for the player from August, a change that was not confirmed by the Croatian or officialized by the teams.
