Real Madrid end the weekend with an eight point lead at the top of La Liga as Luka Modric’s superb strike sealed a 1-0 win over Sevilla.
Los Blanocs left it late to clinch victory in the Spanish capital as Modric came off the bench to roll back the years with a superb finish.
⚪️🇭🇷 Never ending Luka Modrić. pic.twitter.com/qw2vGlVFXv
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 25, 2024
Carlo Ancelotti’s team laboured for the majority of the contest with defender Lucas Vazquez seeing a goal ruled out by VAR before the break.
The hosts stepped up the tempo after the restart with a flood of chances as Brazilian star Vinicius Junior was denied.
However, just as Sevilla looked set to dig in and claim a draw in Madrid, Modric seized on a loose ball on the edge of the box, to curl home his first goal of 2024.
🎙️ "LUKA MODRIĆ, OH YES!"
What a goal from the Croatian to give Real Madrid the lead against Sevilla 😱 pic.twitter.com/Xh4lgRhNTc
— Viaplay Sports UK (@ViaplaySportsUK) February 25, 2024
Ancelotti’s charges are not in action in midweek, ahead of a league trip to Valencia on March 2, followed by a Champions League last 16 second leg at home to RB Leipzig four days later.
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