Within the trendy Champions League historical past, Actual Madrid’s final feat of successful three again to again Champions League titles from 2016 to 2018 will maybe stay the best achievement.
Present Manchester United midfielder Casemiro was one of many star protagonists of Actual Madrid’s epic run, enjoying a key function in Zinedine Zidane’s midfield alongside Luka Modric.
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Now, in a latest interview, the Brazilian has revealed an unbelievable anecdote about Modric and the way he all the time believed that Actual Madrid had been able to securing three back-to-back titles.
What Modric instructed Casemiro
Talking in regards to the 2016 closing in Milan, Casemiro shared a narrative he had by no means instructed publicly earlier than, detailing a personal dialog within the dressing room simply moments after the workforce had defeated Atletico Madrid.
“I’m going to let you know one thing I by no means stated in any interview: After the UCL closing in Milan vs Atlético Madrid, we had been celebrating within the dressing room, and Luka Modrić got here as much as us and stated: ‘Pals, now we have to win two extra UCL’s now,’” he stated (h/t ).
The legendary Actual Madrid midfield trifecta. (Picture by Alex Grimm/Getty Pictures )
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He defined that the remainder of the workforce, celebrating their second title in three years, was shocked by the Croatian’s insatiable starvation.
“We instructed him, ‘Come on Luka, we’ve gained two virtually in a row since Lisbon,’” Casemiro stated.
However Modrić was severe. He knew the potential of the workforce and demanded they make historical past.
“He replied: ‘No, no. With this nice workforce now we have, now we have to take benefit & make historical past by successful at the least two extra in a row.’”
As Casemiro concluded, Modric’s imaginative and prescient turned actuality. “We then gained the twelfth in Cardiff & the thirteenth in Kyiv. In a row. Luka knew.“
A lot to the frustration of Actual Madrid followers, the enduring midfield trio of Casemiro, Toni Kroos and Modric is not a part of the membership. Whereas Kroos retired, Casemiro is enjoying for Man United whereas Modric left the membership final summer season to hitch AC Milan.