Unbstained in the Champions League! Luka Modric first played “Emirates” before his opponent was born
Article by Tudor Belivaca – published Tuesday, April 08, 2025 22:11 / Updated Tuesday, April 08, 2025 22:17
Luka Modric (39 years old), the midfielder of those at real madridwas holder in the Madrid duel with Arsenal. In the “tunar” camp it started from the first minute and Myles Lewis-Skelly (18 years old).
Luka Modric is 39 years old, while his opponent tonight is 18 years old. The Croatian in the Madrid camp first played Emirates Stadium 34 days before the English was born.
Luka Modric first played on Arsenal's stadium in 2006
This is a match since 2006. On August 23, Arsenal faced Dinamo Zagreb in a match in the preliminary round of the Champions League. Luka Modric was holder in the Croatian camp and played the whole match on Emirates Stadium. Arsenal defeated Emirates 2-1 and qualified in groups after they beat 3-0.
Arsenal's left defender was born on September 26, 2006, 34 days later.
Lewis-Skelly also noted a performance tonight. According to the optate, the left defender of the “tunar” became the second youngest Englishman who evolves in a match in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, after Jude Bellingham, a holder at Real Madrid.
Luka Modric beat multiple records
The Croatian passed his name in the history of the Real. Luka Modric is the oldest scorer in the history of the club and the oldest player who played for the Blanco group. Also, Real's player is Croatia's most selected player.
Luka Modric has 186 presence in the Croatian national shirt and scored 27 goals for the selection she wore until the final of the 2018 World Championship, when they lost in front of France, score 4-2.
Lewis-Skelly, the defender of Arsenal, also reached the national team. It has 2 selections and a goal scored for the first representative of the Albion. Myles is a player formed in Arsenal's Academy and has played exclusively for “Tunari”. He has 28 matches and a goal for the team led by Mikel Arta.
