If the clasico is going to be the theatre of a duel between Bale-Benzema-Cristiano or Messi-Suarez-Neymar, two other players who know each other well are too going to confront one another during this clash with the summit. It is about Luka Modric and about Ivan Rakitic.
Arrived in 2012 from Tottenham for 35 million euro sum, Luka Modric established himself as the true hotel boss of the Real Madrid.
International Croatian, (83 selections), is the man who impregnates the rhythm of game of its team. In the middle of ground, it evaporates at every match of marvellous balls for his partners and orientates game with a disconcerting easiness. True maestro, it is endowed with a reading of game except - norms which allows him to unbar any kind of situation, notably by overturning game on the one hand in other one. It loses very few balls and manages to keep them thanks to its low centre of gravity (1,71 m). But still, his capacity to be drawn except the surface of repairing also constitutes a real trump for merengues during the closed matchs, faced with teams in defensive game.
His return is therefore a real whiff of oxygen for Real in trouble these last weeks, because since the Croat delayed feet on the ground, the game of the of Madrid found a fluidity and the depth, notably thanks to its understanding with Gareth Bale, since he knows for their years of London on the side of Tottenham. During the last match faced with Levante (2-0), Modric performed 78 passes for 73 achieving 93,6 % of rates of success, the whole in 77 minutes on the ground are.
Of good omen for Carlo Ancelotti who well intends to line up his Croatian pearl during the clasico on Sunday. However Luka Modric is going to have to face up his friend and team mate in selection: Ivan Rakitic.
Ex-player and captain of the FC Séville with which it was elected MVP of the final of Europa League the previous season, Ivan Rakitic deposited his suitcases on the side of FC Barcelona during last summer mercato.
The one who hits n°4 of practical, shone Barça, complete football today. Long game, game in a key, knocks, head from a distance, dry-cleaner's etc international Croatian blaugrana (69 selections) covers all aspects of modern football. A contour box-to-box which enticed FC Barcelona which bought it this summer for 18 million euro. His big size (1,84m) allows him to be present in duels and to bring one more in Barca on physical plan. But what plait most at the Croat, it is its complementarity with Lionel Messi. Not mean with money of efforts, packed Rakitic the defensive lacunas of the Argentinian and does not hesitate to cover the right side during counter opposing attacks. Besides, it is not rare to see it combining with Pulga during offensive stages.
If it was not tenured during the clasico first where Barça had been undone by his rival (3-1), Rakitic will be him probably this weekend. And it is extensively deserved for him because it goes up in potency these last weeks. Manifest his benefits it more than persuasive faced with Manchester City in Champions League in the course of which it scored the victorious goal of the second leg (1-2 1-0).
Which both Croatian geniuses will it guide its team towards win on Sunday during the clasico?
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