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Forever young Luca Modric bossed the Spanish Super Cup final and scored the first goal in Real Madrid's 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao.
It was with a prodigious swish of his right foot on 38 minutes that the 36 year-old gave Carlo Ancelotti’s team the lead.
He had helped create the goal too playing his part in a passing move that started at the feet of Thibaut Courtois and passed through Casemiro, Toni Kroos and Modric before it went out to Rodrygo.
Luka Modric fired as Real Madrid won the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday night in Saudi Arabia
Karim Benzema scored the second, evading Unai Simon from the spot despite him
Athletic Bilbao were the holders of the Super Cup but couldn't withstand the might of Real
The Brazilian winger drew three Athletic defenders to him and when he played the ball to the freer Modric, the star of so many Madrid final victories, put them ahead in the first contest for a trophy this season.
The indestructible midfielder who shows no signs of slowing down floated through the rest of the game, pinging passes, cutting off rival attacks and even
