Actual Madrid supervisor Carlo Ancelotti praised Luka Modric as an “extraordinary skilled” after the midfielder celebrated turning into the membership’s oldest-ever participant by offering an help in a 2-1 win at Celta Vigo.
A shocking strike from Kylian Mbappé put Madrid forward within the first half at Balaidos on Saturday, and Williot Swedberg levelled for Celta.
Modric then got here off the bench — breaking Ferenc Puskas’ document as Madrid’s oldest participant to function in a aggressive match, at 39 years and 40 days — earlier than enjoying in Vinícius Júnior for the successful objective three minutes later.
“It is an honour and a pleasure to teach and work with [Modric],” Ancelotti informed Actual Madrid TV. “With the whole lot he is been in a position to obtain, he is a incredible skilled and a prime man.”
Madrid’s win over Celta places them stage on factors with Barcelona on the prime of the LaLiga desk, forward of Barça’s recreation with Sevilla on Sunday.
It additionally prolonged their unbeaten run in LaLiga to 42 matches, one recreation fewer than the document, held by Barcelona, who Madrid will face in subsequent weekend’s Clásico.
“[Modric] all the time contributes, whether or not he begins or comes off the bench,” Ancelotti added in his information convention. “He has a lot high quality that helps us.
“There aren’t many phrases so as to add, he is nonetheless incredible. He is a unprecedented skilled, he works laborious, he is calm, he has character, Actual Madrid are fortunate to have this participant.”
Mbappé and Vinicius each missed video games for his or her international locations throughout the worldwide break resulting from health issues, however impressed in opposition to Celta.
“[They scored] two spectacular objectives,” Ancelotti mentioned. “They’ve that high quality, they usually made essentially the most of it right this moment. They educated properly throughout the break, they usually’ve improved their situation.”