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It was an eternal 120 seconds for the fans, for his teammates and for the coaching staff.

In the 26th minute,

made a bad gesture when delivering a ball and began to touch his right knee without stopping.

He tried to flex his leg between obvious gestures of pain and it was impossible for him to walk without limping.

The Frenchman looked at the bench with concern and made a gesture with his hand to ask for the change.

At the time,

called

.

It was the injury most feared by Real Madrid, that of their center forward, top scorer and, we will see, future Ballon d'Or. The only outfield player who does not have a guaranteed replacement on the bench.

Leaving Celtic Park, cheered by the crowd, Benzema stopped to explain his pain to a concerned Carletto.

Again, gesture to the right knee and signs of a lot of nervousness.

The French attacker went straight to the locker room, where the first feelings were of uncertainty: "

, it's not clear. We have to wait until tomorrow (Wednesday), for tests to be done. But in the first evaluation it doesn't seem something serious," explained Ancelotti.

The Italian was happy with

: «We have suffered, which is normal in this field.

I can't be mad at this team.

The second part has been a recital and Hazard has done well.

and when he moves he does not give references to the center backs.

That helps us."

100 matches of Modric

Meanwhile, on the pitch and two days shy of his 37th birthday, Modric was playing his 100th Champions League game with Real Madrid.

Just a decade after signing him.

On his shoulders, five orejonas, a Ballon d'Or, a World Cup final and the absolute consecration of his name as a legend of the 21st century.

Ten years later, Modric is two days away from his

and last night, at the mythical

, he completed

Champions

games with

.

On his shoulders,

', a

, a

final and the absolute consecration of his name as a legend of the 21st century football.

Modric is the eighth player in the history of the white team to reach the centenary figure in Europe.

Ahead,

(101),

(102),

(107),

(123),

(129),

(130) and

(150).

That's the statistical summary of an inexplicable player.

"

," Ancelotti reflected on the one from

at Tuesday's press conference.

In his last season he distributed more assists than ever, 12 in all competitions, being the cornerstone of Madrid's comebacks in the qualifying rounds for the title.

Several plays will remain in the Bernabéu's retina: his gallop in the round of 16 against

, when he covered three quarters of the field to end up giving away, pipe included, a millimeter touch for Benzema to score 2-1.

Also his

, magical exterior, towards

so that he scored the 1-3 that gave life to Chamartín's team in the quarterfinals against

.

Contract until June 2023

His

from 2018, when he doubted whether to live a new adventure in Milan, they have handed him the love of a hobby that no longer demands anything more from him.

Neither does the club, aware that their contractual relationship will last as long as the Croatian wants.

A situation similar to that of

.

That is how they have earned it.

Modric has

and once he has won the fifth Champions League of his career, the

is his next big goal.

Croatia's group, with Morocco, Canada and Belgium, suggests that the Balkan team will appear in the qualifying rounds for the title.

After the glory and sorrow experienced in the

against France, he wants to say goodbye to the national team with the best possible result.

Then comes the second part of the season and the attempt to win the sixth European Cup to

.

A major challenge that Kroos, Benzema, Carvajal and Nacho also have.

And later, the decision about his

, something that even he doesn't know yet.

He has spent seven consecutive seasons playing more than

and Madrid still needs him, but we will see if the World Cup and his

make him think of other colors beyond white.

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