The frustration of Luka Modric opposite Real Madrid teammate Vinicius JR was completely visible on Wednesday evening, because fans the 39-year-old sawing gestures to the Brazilian during the narrow 3-2 victory of CD Leganes in the Copa del Rey.
Real Madrid, who suffers an availability crisis with senior stars David Alaba, Antonio Rudiger, Eder Militao and Dani Carvajal all the way due to injury, walked past Leganes thanks to a 93rd minute of replacement Gonzalo Garcia.
But the game was overshadowed by an important moment that suggests that all may not be good at the Real Madrid camp, such as Carlo Ancelotti's side for a Seismian week.
Los Blancos records Bittere Rivals Atletico Madrid in Laliga on Saturday before he travels to Etihad three days later for the first stage of their Knockout Champions League play-off against Manchester City.
Images of Modric Waving with his arms furiously to Vinicius JR while Real Madrid organized himself defensively in the last five minutes of the game, Viral went on social media, while fans feared about a fall -out between the two stars.
According to Marca, Modric went to Vinicius JR and asked him to help the team defensively just after a counterattack in Leganes.
The Brazilian 'reportedly' did not like the question, which made Modric explored on the field.
Modric, who resulted in Real Madrid's opening goal in the night, played an idea of a persistent row between the couple after the game and insisted on it: “It's football … you see everything you shouldn't see.”
When asked about the incident in his press conference after the game, Ancelotti said: 'Modric was angry with Vinicius? I don't know what happened, but if Modric said something, it's correct. Always agree with Luka Modric. '
The row on the field came only a few days after Vinicius JR was reportedly involved in a bust with fellow teammate Dani Ceballos of Real Madrid.
Reports in Spain claim that Vinicius JR crashed with Ceballos after the 1-0 defeat of Real Madrid by Espanyol last Saturday because the Spaniard gave him very few passes during the game.
Ancelotti, in an attempt to smooth the incident and keep Vinicius JR happy, reportedly said his players to the Brazilian more for the Copa del Rey Clash.
The manager has also admitted in recent days that Real Madrid is 'in an emergency' prior to their confrontation with Manchester City.
'We are in an emergency, because both (Antonio) Rudiger and (David) Alaba are 20 days. The only options in the middle are Jacobo Ramon, Raul Asencio and Tchouameni, “he said before he was confronted with Leganes.
Rudiger played in the central defender with Tchouameni against Espanyol, before the former Chelsea star was excluded by injury.
Ramon and Asencio were mentioned as the center-backs of Ancelotti in the Copa del Rey and are now contrary to starting together again for both the city and the Athletico games.
Ramon, 20, has previously played in the Champions League – against Red Bull Salzburg – but still has to occur in Laliga. He was promoted to the senior team setup in the summer. In the meantime, Asencio has played four times in the Champions League and 10 times in LaLiga.
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