Dumped out of the Spanish Cup and distanced in the league by Barcelona with two defeats to their bitter rivals last week, Madrid have only pride to play for in the remainder of this season. Ballon d'Or winner Luka Modric said the run of results had been the hardest week of his career, but sent out a wake up call to his teammates. "Success is not about how you fall, it's about how you get up," the Croatian wrote defiantly on Facebook. "Hala (come on) Madrid," wrote Modric, who led Croatia to the World Cup final in July and woh the last three Champions League titles with Real. Madrid trail Barca by 12 points in the league, with 12 games left to play, and with Valladolid away next up on Sunday.

Source: Daily Nation March 07, 2019 17:48 UTC