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Ill Modric to miss Real Madrid’s Spanish Super Cup semi

By : AFP

Date: 9 January 2025 11:59am WAT

FBL-ESP-LIGA-VALENCIA-REAL MADRID — Real Madrid's Croatian midfielder #10 Luka Modric (C) celebrates with teammate Real Madrid's English midfielder #05 Jude Bellingham (L) and Real Madrid's French forward #09 Kylian Mbappe (R) after scoring a goal during the Spanish league football match between Valencia CF and Real Madrid CF at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia on January 3, 2025. (Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP)

Real Madrid’s Croatian midfielder #10 Luka Modric (C) celebrates with teammate Real Madrid’s English midfielder #05 Jude Bellingham (L) and Real Madrid’s French forward #09 Kylian Mbappe (R) after scoring a goal during the Spanish league football match between Valencia CF and Real Madrid CF at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia on January 3, 2025. (Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP)

Real Madrid will be without Luka Modric in Thursday’s Spanish Super Cup semi-final clash with Mallorca in Saudi Arabia after the midfielder fell ill.

“Our player Luka Modric is out of the game against Mallorca today because of a viral illness,” said the Spanish champions in a statement.

Croatian midfielder Modric, 39, became Madrid’s oldest goalscorer when he netted last week against Valencia in La Liga.

Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao in the first semi-final on Wednesday to reach Sunday’s final in Jeddah.

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