Real Madrid Superstar Justifies Luka Modri??s Ballon d?Or Selection Ahead of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

In 2018, Luka Modri? surpassed Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to take his place at the top of the footballing world. Ronaldo and Messi have been two of the greatest football players for over a decade.

Apart from them, no other footballer got their hands on the Ballon d’Or trophy from 2008 to 2017. But Luka Modri? broke this streak in 2018 by delivering one masterclass after another.

Recently, his Real Madrid teammate Eduardo Camavinga praised Modri?. Camavinga noted why Modri? deserves to be a Ballon d’Or winner.

In an interview with France Football, Eduardo Camavinga said, “Luka, he has an instinct, a vision. He is not a Ballon d’Or [winner] for no reason.”

“He throws passes to you with the outside of his boot, pff… If I try those things, I’ll break my ankle. He attacks as much as he defends, so I’m inspired by the way he moves,” the young Real Madrid midfielder added. [H/T: Marca]

At 36 years of age, Modri? is moving towards the last few years of his football career. And soon the young Eduardo Camavinga might have to take his place in Real Madrid’s midfield.

All Real Madrid fans will hope that Camavinga can follow in Modri?‘s footsteps. And who knows, in some years’ time, Camavinga can also win the Ballon d’Or, just like Luka Modri?.

How did Luka Modri? end Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Ballon d’Or streak?

In the 2017/18 season, Real Madrid misses out on winning the La Liga. But the Spanish side enjoyed European glory as they won the UEFA Champions League in the 2017/18 campaign.

Luka Modri? played a crucial role in Madrid’s road to glory. But it is his performances in the 2018 FIFA World Cup that made him a top candidate for the Ballon d’Or trophy in 2018.

The Real Madrid midfielder played a pivotal role in helping Croatia reach the final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Though Croatia lost in the final to France, Modri? and others got highly praised by the fans and the football pundits.

Ronaldo and Messi also enjoyed domestic success with Real Madrid and Barcelona, respectively. But neither of them could take their respective countries to the 2018 FIFA World Cup final.

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Luka Modri?’s performances in the 2018 FIFA World Cup impressed almost every football fan. And ever since then some fans predicted Luka Modri? to win the Ballon d’Or trophy in 2018.