Luka Modrić made history at Mestalla. With his goal against Valencia, his 40th in the jersey madridistaour captain became Real Madrid’s oldest scorer in official competition (39 years and 116 days), surpassing Puskas (39 years and 15 days).
Tenth player with the most matches in club history
The Croatian achieved this feat in his 561st match with Real Madrid, in which he also equaled the total matches played of Pirri and Michel, thus joining the list of 10 players with the most matches in the history of our club. Modrić’s 561 matches with Real Madrid break down as follows: 378 in La Liga, 126 in the Champions League, 29 in the Copa del Rey, 13 in the Spanish Super Cup, 8 in the Club World Cup, 6 in the Spanish Super Cup. Spain and 1 in the Intercontinental Cup.
At the final whistle, the Croatian responded to Realmadrid TV and expressed his joy: “It’s always nice to break records. Reaching this number of matches and matching legends like Pirri and Michel is a reason for pride. He We must continue.”
The match at Mestalla
“We once again demonstrated the great character of the team. We never stopped believing. We did not admit defeat and in the end we managed to overturn a very difficult match. We were not good, especially in the first half, but much better in the second we were unlucky with the penalty and the canceled goal, but we continued to believe in it and we managed to come back. These are victories that can bring titles. .
The comebacks
“It seems like when the going gets tough, we start to react and show our character. That’s all this club teaches you, to never give in. We’ve had a lot of nights like this. C “It’s great to win like this. We would prefer to resolve matches beforehand and play better, but knowing how to win like this gives you extraordinary confidence.”
League Leaders
“It’s early, but it’s good. There is a minus, we were in a difficult situation and we are now leaders, even if with one game more. It’s always nice to go to bed as leader. We know that we can do better, there is a lot of quality in the team and, above all, great unity.”
Bellingham Pass
“We did good pressing. We kept believing in it and fighting. Brahim recovered the ball which reached Bellingham, who gave me a very good pass. It was easier to score than to make this pass”.
