Modric, from Balaídos' goal and applause to the speech about his friend Casemiro: "I'm sad, we're going to miss him"

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• Chronicle Modric, the ace that continues in the center of the field, launches against Madrid in Balaidos

While

lived his first hours in

as a

player ,

jumped onto the pitch in

with

and

in their midfield.

The two young Frenchmen,

respectively, are the future of the '5' position in the white team, the site of

.

For this, the Madrid board has spent more than

in the last two summers , 80 this July in the former

and 30 in the former

twelve months ago.

That has been the figure to pay for the inheritance of the Brazilian icon, who in exchange can leave 85 million euros in the white portfolio (70 clean and 15 in variables).

"We have a great team.

for everything he has given us. And that's it. We will pay tribute to him for everything he has done for this club", explained

before the meeting at the

microphones .

's starting lineup

left a reality: when all eyes were on Case's substitutes, Madrid suffered the absence of

.

Due to the profiles of the squad, a much more sensitive drop than that of the Brazilian.

Camavinga had a

as inside left and the Whites didn't flow the ball out, leaving almost all the weight of the duel to Celta.

did shine and, despite everything, the champion kept the talent and punch that made him win the title.

Modric's magic

Benzema opened the duel after

needed the VAR notice to award a penalty for a clear handball by

.

First maximum penalty of the night (three had been pointed out to Madrid in Vigo last year).

The second was in favor of Celta after a handball by

, who missed a jump.

Stuck, Madrid looked for its most creative midfielder and

appeared there .

His was the wonderful 1-2 that he celebrated with rage: "

!", he shouted in perfect Spanish.

And his was the pinpoint pass so that

, on the run, sentenced with 1-3.

About to turn

(he will do so in a few days) and being surrounded by young people, Modric continues to appear as a Madridista solution week after week.

He left the field in the 76th minute to a thunderous applause from

, who thanked him for his football despite his team's loss.

"He is a leader, he has scored the most important goal," praised Ancelotti.

"Thanking people, it's a nice thing and it makes me happy," said the Croatian, who reflected on Casemiro's departure: "It's a shame, we've made history with him.

and I'm sad to see it go, but it's part of football."

The fourth goal served for

to unscrew a scoring bottle that he had not tried in the league since October 2020. The Uruguayan, assisted by Vinicius, took Benzema's shot from his boots, but the Frenchman was the first to celebrate with his teammate.

A captain detail that he repeated when a few minutes later Mallo brought him down inside the box.

Benzema took the ball to shoot from eleven meters but

when he approached.

Marchesín stopped the shot of the Belgian, who did not take advantage of the opportunity.

Second win of the season for Madrid in

, which equals

's .

A more physical Madrid, just as talented and with the same punch.

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