Fans on social media argue that Luka Modric has an IQ of 1000. It's because of the episode in the penalty shootout, in which Real Madrid defeated Manchester City.
When Modric stepped up to the ball and failed to beat Ederson, it seemed that the psychological advantage would immediately shift to City's side. But the Croatian made the most useful action possible at that moment.
The ball bounced back to Luka after Ederson's save - and, in despair, he kicked the ball somewhere into the stands of the Etihad Stadium.
Next, it was up to Bernardo Silva from the hosts to take the penalty, and he had to wait until the ball boys and stewards found a new ball.
Luka had already reached his teammates and apologized, but they still couldn't find the ball.
Oh, it seems like they found it — fans return it to the field.
This pause, social media users believe, played a significant role. Bernardo lost the psychological duel to Lunin and couldn't outplay our goalkeeper.
Here the pressure increased on the City players, and when Kovacic didn't score either — Pep's team completely collapsed.
"These are some mind games from Luka," notes a Twitter user.
"Modric knew what he was doing," says another.
"A real masterclass from the Croatian who pulled Madrid out of an emotional pit in a tough situation," believes another fan.
