Article by Daniel Grigore – published on Saturday, May 24, 2025, 19:26 / Updated on Saturday, May 24, 2025 19:31
Scavious scenes on “Santiago Bernabeu”, in The last match played by Luka Modric in Real Madrid's house. At the exit of the Croatian from the field, the game stopped, the players aligned for Al Omagia, an entire stadium applauded.
After 13 years at Real Madrid, Luka Modric last stepped on “Santiago Bernabeu” from the position of Blanco player.
Carlo Ancelotti has titled on the Croatian midfielder in the last stage of the championship season, against Real Sociedad, a match won with 2-0, “double” Kylian Mbappe.
In the 86th minute, Ancelotti -he also at the end of the mandate at Real Madrid -decided to get Modric from the field, so that the midfielder would be honored by supporters, colleagues, even by opponents.
Overwhelming: Honorary Guard for Luka Modric, at his last match on “Santiago Bernabeu”
There were quite emotional sequences. It was the 86th minute, The game had not ended, but the footballers of the two teams, colleagues and opponents of Modric, settled so as to form a guard of honor in honor of.
During the match, with a few minutes left on the stopwatch, nothing more mattered than the way “Santiago Bernabeu” said goodbye to one of his great players.
The audience rose and applauded, colleagues and coaches hugged him. Including Toni Kroos, withdrawn last summer, appeared there to embrace his colleague and good friend.
Modric's family could not miss. Luka hugged his children, kissed his wife, and looked with them, with tears in his eyes, the love that Blanco's breath showed.
Luka will continue at Real Madrid for the World Club Championship, but on “Santiago Bernabeu” today checked the last game as a footballer.
He won 28 collective trophies in Madrid, including 6 champions. During this period he also became a golden balloon.
