LUKA MODRIC NEWS

MATCHDAY: PSG, Chelsea look to advance in Champions League

Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain are looking for wins to guarantee advancing to the last 16 of the Champions League while Real Madrid and Manchester City will try to clinch first pl...

OCTOBER 24, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

England ready for World Cup test but doubts persist

England has been trending in the right direction at major soccer tournaments after decades of underperformance

OCTOBER 24, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Won't travel to Leipzig Modric was a late withdrawal from the traveling group for Tuesday's match against RB Leipzig, his club announced Monday.

Impact A rumored adductor injury picked up by Modric in Saturday's win over Sevilla is likely the cause of his absence by Tuesday. It's unfortunate after he scored the first goal in Saturday's match before his departure. As Modric hadn't started in the last two UCL games regardless of his fitness, Aurelien Tchouameni, Toni Kroos and potentially Eduardo Camavinga or Federico Valverde will help to fill out the midfield for at least Tuesday's trip to Germany.

OCTOBER 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Scores goal against Sevilla Modric took three shots and scored a goal in Saturday's 3-1 victory against Sevilla. He also created three chances in the match.

Impact Modric opened the scoring Saturday with his second league goal of the season, a close-range finish after a clever pass from Vinicius Junior to pick him out. Even at 37 years old the midfielder remains a complete class act and he somehow still has the legs and ability to merit his must-start status for Madrid.

OCTOBER 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Benzema resting, Madrid beats Sevilla 3-1 to extend lead

Karim Benzema proudly showed his Ballon d’Or award to fans at the Santiago Bernabéu and then sat back as Real Madrid beat Sevilla 3-1 and increased its lead of the Spanish league

OCTOBER 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Benzema out with muscle fatigue, shows Ballon d'Or to fans

Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema did not play for Real Madrid in its home game against Sevilla in the Spanish league because of muscle fatigue

OCTOBER 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lesson learned for Ancelotti as Real Madrid beats Barcelona

Real Madrid has won the first “clásico” of the season to take the lead of the Spanish league and give Barcelona another painful blow four days after the Catalan club’s hopes of adv...

OCTOBER 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sets up lone goal of match Modric had an assist while taking three shots (zero on goal), crossing four times (one accurate) and creating two chances during Saturday's 1-0 win over Getafe.

Impact Modric set up Eder Militao in the third minute assisting the lone goal of the match. The assist was the second in seven league appearances for the midfielder as he remains a key piece in Real Madrid's midfield despite his advancing age.

OCTOBER 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Sevilla held 1-1 by Bilbao in Sampaoli's return; Madrid wins

Sevilla has been held to 1-1 at home by Athletic Bilbao in the first game since Jorge Sampaoli returned as its coach

OCTOBER 8, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Madrid beats Shakhtar to stay perfect in Champions League

It didn’t take long for Real Madrid to get back to winning games

OCTOBER 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Makes squad list Modric (hip) made the squad list for Wednesday's match against Shakhtar Donetsk.

Impact Modric returned to training Monday and should have little issue featuring in this midweek UCL contest. This season, Modric has started in six of his eight appearances between the league and UCL, scoring two goals and providing one assist.

OCTOBER 4, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

World Cup's 101 Most Memorable Moments: Croatia's Cinderella story

Luka Modrić led Croatia to a storybook run at the 2018 World Cup. This is moment No. 48.

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Returns to training Modric (hip) participated in Monday's training session ahead of Wednesday's UCL match against Shakhtar Donetsk.

Impact Modric missed Sunday's draw with Osasuna but will hope to be back as soon as this midweek clash against a tricky Shakhtar side. Recently, Dani Ceballos has helped to fill out the midfield and Eduardo Camavinga could also play if Modric isn't ready to start by Wednesday.

OCTOBER 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Madrid's perfect season ends as Benzema misses penalty kick

It hasn't been the return to action that Karim Benzema had hoped for

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MATCHDAY: Manchester derby in EPL; Benzema back for Madrid

Manchester United heads to local rival Manchester City on a four-match winning run and needing a plan to stop the irrepressible Erling Haaland

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Picks up hip injury Modric has reportedly picked up a hip injury and will be out for up to10 days, according to Jose Luis Sanchez of La Sexta.

Impact Modric spent Wednesday's training session in the gym and though there's no official word from his team, this could explain why he wasn't a full participant. With a projected return in time for the Oct. 16 Clasico against Barcelona at the latest but a good chance to be back by the Oct. 8 match at Getafe, it could be up to Federico Valverde to drop into midfield or Eduardo Camavinga to return to the lineup while Modric is out, though Toni Kroos should take over as the top creative option by Sunday's match against Osasuna.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Croatia, Dutch advance in Nations League; France loses

Croatia and the Netherlands finished warming up for the World Cup in style by winning their last Nations League games to qualify for the Final Four tournament next year

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Madrid keeps on dancing, beats Atlético to stay perfect

Rodrygo and Vinícius Júnior didn’t hesitate after Real Madrid opened the scoring against Atlético Madrid in their Spanish league game at the Metropolitano stadium

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Creates two chances in win Modric made a clearance, an interception and created two chances in Sunday's 2-1 victory against Atletico Madrid.

Impact Modric put in another very solid and composed display in midfield Sunday as his side extended its perfect record to begin the campaign with a win over Atletico in the Madrid derby. He has started six of Real's eight matches across La Liga and the Champions League, lasting at least 75 minutes in five of those games.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Real Madrid punishes wasteful Leipzig to stay perfect

Real Madrid needed late goals by Federico Valverde and Marco Asensio to extend its perfect start to the season with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Leipzig in the group stage of the Cha...

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mbappé, Haaland shine in Champions League, Benzema injured

Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland took their high-flying scoring acts into Europe as the Champions League returned, while last season’s standout star Karim Benzema limped off with a...

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hazard shines as Madrid overcomes Benzema injury vs Celtic

Eden Hazard has made sure Real Madrid didn’t miss the injured Karim Benzema

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wild soccer mom back in Spain near her beloved Real Madrid

They call her the wildest soccer mom

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Scores, assists in win Modric scored a goal off his lone shot, made an assist and created three chances during Saturday's 4-1 win over Celta Vigo.

Impact Modric bounced back from the quiet performance on the season opener, scoring a stunning goal from just outside the box to give his side a 2-1 lead in the 42nd minute and then assisting Vinicius Junior for the goal that doubled the advantage with a great through pass. Modric remains one of La Liga's top playmakers and will try to keep it up during Aug. 28 visit to Espanyol.

AUGUST 21, 2022 • ROTOWIRE