Luka Modric Inspires Real Madrid’s Victory
with Stunning Goal

Madrid, 24 Feb (ONA) — Real Madrid
comfortably defeated Girona 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu, with a stunning goal
from Luka Modric and a strike from Vinicius to seal the win.

The first 15 minutes were
end-to-end, with the duo of Vinicius and Mbappe increasingly in sync. Kylian
had the clearest chance with a run in which he shot from the edge of the area,
but Gazzaniga saved it.

Almost in the 30th minute, Mbappe
put a measured cross on the head of Vini, but the Brazilian shot over the
crossbar, while Girona knocked on the door for the second time with a shot from
Viktor Tsyhankov

Los Blancos dominated the match, but
were unable to reflect this on the scoreboard until Luka Modric appeared with a
piece of magic, in which he controlled the ball with his chest and from outside
the area and launched a rocket that sought the top corner, out of the reach of
Gazzaniga, to score a great goal before going to the break and score again at
the Bernabeu after 364 days, the Spanish MARCA newspaper reported.

In the second half, in combination
with Mbappe, Vinicius finally found the net and scored the 2-0 win for Madrid.

Mbappe, who came into the match on
the back of his Champions League hat-trick, and although he did not score, it
was evident the harmony he already has with Vinicius, who after a one-two in a
counter-attack, assisted him to score in the Spanish LaLiga, after not doing so
since 9 November 2024.

With the victory, Madrid ended a run
of three games without a win in La Liga and kept the competition for the lead
alive, following Saturday’s victories for Barcelona and Atletico.

— Ends/Khalid