Luka Modric during the post-match press conference of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals claimed that no club should underestimate Madrid's "Real", but emphasized that this season it is difficult to compensate for the loss of Cristiano Ronaldo. Madrid's "Real" ended last week's fight for the "La Liga" and the King's Cup trophies, so the real battle remains only in one front - the UEFA Champions League. The first leg of the quarterfinals in Amsterdam "Real" won with a score of 2:1, so on Tuesday evening in Madrid they will only need a draw against "Ajax". During the press conference, L. Modric received several questions about Cristiano Ronaldo, who usually guaranteed at least 40 goals for the team during the season. "He is a player that every team would miss. Finding a suitable replacement for him is almost impossible. Of course, we miss him, he has given a lot to this club," Modric praised his former colleague. "The club hoped that other attacking players would fill the gap in his position. But it is extremely difficult, because Cristiano scored around 50 goals. You cannot find another player who would score 50 goals. Someone had to step up. I'm not talking about 50 goals, but reaching 15 or 20. Unfortunately, we don't have such a player. This is our main problem this season. For example, in the King's Cup match against "Barcelona" we created many chances, but none of them ended with a goal. However, Cristiano is no longer with us, so we can't talk about his replacement for the next 10 years. The club trusted players like Gareth, Karim, Asensio, Mariano was brought back, and Vinicius also does a great job at his age," Modric mentioned about the problems. So far this season, only K. Benzema has exceeded Modric's expectations - he scored 20 goals in 42 matches.
