Luka Modric's pained face when receiving individual award

At the age of 38, Luka Modric just experienced an emotional evening in Leipzig, in a match that the plaid team had to win to secure a place in the round of 16 of Euro 2024.

In the second half, Luka Modric was given the responsibility of taking a penalty for Croatia but could not beat goalkeeper Donnarumma's excellent reflexes.

Luka Modric opened the scoring for Croatia

However, immediately after that, this veteran made up for his mistake with a close-range shot to open the score for Croatia.

Near the end of the match, Luka Modric was taken off. Tragedy struck him and his teammates in the 98th minute, when Mattia Zaccagni scored a tricky curler to equalize for Italy.

With a 1-1 draw, Croatia ranked 3rd in Group C with only 2 points, the chance of going further is very low.

But the Croatian veteran was disappointed when his team equalized at the last minute.

Luka Modric's impressive performance earned him the "Man of the Match" award. However, the Real Madrid midfielder received the award in a sad and disappointed manner.

Modric told the media: "We fought to the end but unfortunately. Football is cruel to Croatia.

It's hard to find words to describe how you feel when you lose like this. It's unfair because the whole team tried their best."

Image of Luka Modric receiving the award for Best Player of the Match

On social networks, many fans commented on the photo of Luka Modric receiving the title of Best Player of the Match.

One person wrote: "This is the most unhappy photo of a player being honored. Why did they take this photo?"

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