DBasia.news – Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric admitted that Cristiano Ronaldo congratulated him after winning the Man of the Match of Champions League. He said Ronaldo thought that he deserved the award.
Luka Modric became the winner of Man of the Match of 2018 Champion League instead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah hence the absence of Ronaldo in the awarding night.
Cristiano Ronaldo was considered disrespect the award and accused as a selfish player. Many people raised their voice about the decision of the Portugal national team captain.
However, Luka Modric calmed down the situation. The finalist of 2018 World Cup admitted that he got a congratulation message from Cristiano Ronaldo.
“Cristiano sent me a message, congratulated me and told me he is happy for me and I deserved it. He also said he can’t wait to meet me again.”
“I am happy to be in another big award final, we’ll see what will happen,” Luka Modric continued.
Luka Modric performed well during 2018. His contribution helped Real Madrid won the 2017-2018 Champions League and Croatia national team into the final round of 2018 World Cup.