Veteran Croatia national team skipper Luka Modric was largely anonymous before he was substituted during the second leg of the Champions League semifinal tie between his Real Madrid side and Manchester City. Croatia internationalModricbegan the second leg as part of a three-man midfield alongside Casemiro and Toni Kroos.

Croatia international Modric was unable to stop Real Madrid from trailing to a stunning strike from Algerian international RiyadMahrez. Modric was subbed off for young French midfielder Eduardo Camavinga with 15 minutes of regulation time left to play. He left the game two minutes after Mahrez gave Manchester City the lead to put them 5-3 ahead on aggregate. After the goal from Mahrez, Real Madrid needed two goals to force extra time or three goals to win the game with just seventeen minutes left on the clock. In the end, they were able to get the two goals to take the game into extra time. Read more “MODRIC LARGELY ANONYMOUS AGAINST CITY”