The Croat was loving life at Celtic Park on his 100th Champions League appearance for Real Madrid. He was on target together with Vinicius Junior and Eden Hazard in a quest to defend the Champions League title.
On a night when the Croatian, who has won five European Cups and achieved the significant number in this, his 11th season at Real Madrid, scored the second goal exhilaratingly, the team won its first Champions League away game.
He had a 63-win and 7-goal record in this competition as a Madridista at Celtic Park, Modrić is the eighth Madridista to reach 100 appearances in the top club competition on the continent, joining Casillas with 152, Raúl with 132, Ramos with 129, Benzema with 124, Roberto Carlos with 109, Marcelo with 102 after this transfer window, and Cristiano Ronaldo with 101 currently playing in the Europa Cup.
At Celtics Park, when Karim Benzema was sent off from the game and Eden Hazard entered the game, the all-time champions saw a positive change on the field. Vini Jr. opened the scoring for the away team after Fede Valverde delivered an inviting cross from the right and Vini Jr. applied the ideal first-time finish.
In his 100th appearance in Madridista colours, Modrić did the rest of the work after setting off on a solo run and driving up to the 18-yard box, he came inside a defender before stroking the ball home with the outside of his right boot.
In their first away Champions League match at Glasgow on Tuesday night, Hazard, a Belgian, got the easiest of tap-ins when Kroos blasted the ball out to Dani Carvajal, and he quickly rushed to him to give the third goal.
Real Madrid superstar Luka Modrić was applauded by the Celtic supporters when he was replaced later in the second half, the Real Madrid superstar Luka Modrić hailed the atmosphere inside Celtic Park as a “special” one as he thanked fans for the noise they made on the opening night of the Champions League.
He resorted to social media to express his feelings, posting a snapshot of himself rejoicing with the caption: “Special atmosphere. Thank you, Celtic Park.”
