In the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Real Madrid held its dignity at home and did not let Chelsea turn over, and the most critical person in this game, in addition to Benzema, who scored the winning goal, there is also a person who can be called the hero of the win, he was rated as the MVP of the whole game after the game, he is the Real Madrid midfielder Modric.
In the first leg, Chelsea lost 1-3 at home, away to Real Madrid desperately, they also won the initiative, the first half 2-0 lead, the total score of 3-3 draw, the second half of the game, Chelsea next city, the total score of 4-3 lead, Chelsea is more than 20 minutes away from the reversal, as long as you keep it!
However, less than 4 minutes after Chelsea countered the total score, Real Madrid tied the total score, it was Rodrigo who scored the goal, but the assister behind it was the hero, Modric made a long pass from the outside foot, accurately found rodrigo, who had to do is to reach out and score the ball, real Madrid 4-4 to tie the total score.
Real Madrid returned from the brink of exit, with Benzema scoring the winning goal in extra time and Real Madrid eliminating Chelsea 5-4 to advance to the Champions League semi-finals. After the game, the MVP was not Benzema, nor Rodrigo, but Modric, who delivered life-saving assists, and statistics show that Modric played 120 minutes and assisted once in this game. He touched the ball 89 times, passed with 73 feet and was in place 65 times. There was 1 key pass. 9 long passes and 5 in place, creating a good scoring opportunity. 1 shot straight.
After the game, countless praises were given to Modric, Real Madrid Dad, Real Madrid Mom! In short, he is the hero's parent, and he is now the midfield brain and the first thigh of Real Madrid! He gave Real Madrid the most support on the offensive end, and at the age of 37, he still rushed to the whole field, and he could be seen on both offensive and defensive ends.
Modric's excellent performance is also praised by media fans, and he is fully capable of competing for this season's Ballon d'Or, seriously threatening Benzema's ballon d'Or favorite candidate. At the moment, Benzema's performance is very eye-catching, and it is regarded as a big favorite for the Ballon d'Or, but if you want to say that you can threaten Benzema, Modric has to count one.
In 2018, Modric defeated Ronaldo to win the Ballon d'Or, when many fans questioned him, believing that it was caused by the operation of public opinion behind the real Madrid executives, but looking at Modric's performance now, he has every opportunity to compete for his second Ballon d'Or, Benzema has to worry!