{"id":27695,"date":"2023-04-28T11:05:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T11:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/soccer-real-madrids-modric-a\/"},"modified":"2023-04-28T11:05:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T11:05:23","slug":"soccer-real-madrids-modric-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/soccer-real-madrids-modric-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Soccer-Real Madrid&#8217;s Modric a doubt for Copa del Rey final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Reuters) &#8211;     Real Madrid&#8217;s Luka Modric has suffered a thigh injury, and the veteran midfielder could be a doubt for their Copa del Rey final against Osasuna on May 6, manager Carlo Ancelotti said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Modric, 37, played a little over an hour in Real&#8217;s 4-2 defeat by Girona over the weekend before he was substituted.<\/p>\n<p>Real will be looking to win the Copa del Rey for the 20th time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He had an injury in the match against Girona and is out of action,&#8221; Ancelotti told reporters ahead of Saturday&#8217;s LaLiga game against Almeria.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s pending evolution and we don&#8217;t know if he will be fit for the Copa match. We are hurt and we hope he can recover soon to play in the important matches&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Real host Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on May 9.<\/p>\n<p>They currently sit second in LaLiga, 11 points behind leaders Barcelona after 31 games and two points ahead of Atletico Madrid. Ancelotti&#8217;s side also face fourth-placed Real Sociedad in the league on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p> (Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Hugh Lawson)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/soccer-real-madrids-modric-a\/file-photo-copa-del-rey-semi-final-second\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportSportsNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3R0JD-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3R0JD-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/soccer-real-madrids-modric-a\/file-photo-copa-del-rey-semi-final-first\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportSportsNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3R0JE-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3R0JE-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/soccer-real-madrids-modric-a\/file-photo-copa-del-rey-semi-final-first-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportSportsNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3R0JG-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3R0JG-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/soccer-real-madrids-modric-a\/file-photo-copa-del-rey-semi-final-first-3\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportSportsNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3R0JF-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3R0JF-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Reuters) &#8211; Real Madrid&#8217;s Luka Modric has suffered a thigh injury, and the veteran midfielder could be a doubt for their Copa del Rey final against Osasuna on May 6, manager Carlo Ancelotti said on Friday. 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