At 03:00 Beijing time on April 13, the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, the 36-year-old Modric played a full 120 minutes, delivered key assists, and finally helped Real Madrid to eliminate Chelsea 5-4 on aggregate and advance to the top four of the Champions League.
On the prestigious ratings site, Modric scored a team-high 7.3 points. Real Madrid's ceremonial three midfielders, the younger Kroos and Casemiro were both replaced early, but Carlo Ancelotti allowed the 36-year-old Modric to play the full 120 minutes. In the previous quarter-finals second leg against Paris and quarter-finals against Chelsea in the first leg, Modric played a full 90 minutes, which means that he played all 300 minutes in the last three Champions League knockout matches.
With Kroos' cliff-like descent and Casemiro's precarious form, Modric became the most trusted one of Carlo Ancelotti and the most indispensable of Real Madrid, no less important than the fiery Benzema.
On this night, the Ballon d'Or once again played a fantastic performance, and Juve star Piero also lamented that It was Modric who pulled Real Madrid back from the edge of the cliff.
Trailing 3-0 at home, Real Madrid, relying on a rare passing mistake by Kante, immediately played a counterattack after completing the steal, and finally pulled the score to 1-3, dragging the total score into extra time 4-4. In such a desperate situation, it was Modric who gave the instep assist, and his two midfielder partners, Kroos and Casemiro, had been replaced.
In the last three Champions League knockout games, Modric has assisted in three consecutive games, which is why at the age of 36, he can still play 300 minutes in three real madrid games.