Real Madrid: Ranking the top 3 players of the season after El Clasico

Real Madrid CM Luka Modric

Toni Kroos has had some big games this season, especially against Barcelona, and Fede Valverde deserves high praise, too. But how can you deny a spot on this list of three to Luka Modric, who has been in fine form from Matchday 1 onwards?

Aside from a rough outing against Cadiz – likely due to the exhaustion of playing so many consecutive minutes for club and country – Modric has been immense. Even against Shakhtar Donetsk, he had the one true moment of individual quality, scoring the best goal of the first round of Champions League matches with the sweetest of long-range strikes. He scored another lovely goal to seal a 3-1 Clasico win.

Modric is averaging two key passes per game and 1.8 dribbles completed per game in La Liga this season, per WhoScored.com. He is tied for second on the team in defensive blocks and is third in successful dribbles, per FBRef.com, highlighting his two-way impact defensively and offensively.

There hasn’t been a more impactful outfield player than Modric this season. His grace, consistency, and eye for the spectacular allow him to make an impact in so many different ways. In Modric, Los Blancos have a player they can always count on.