An insight into just how special Real Madrid star Luka Modrić’s latest goal for the club was has on Sunday evening been forthcoming online.
Midfielder Modrić was of course responsible for a moment of absolute magic earlier today.
En route to a 2-0 victory for Real Madrid over Girona, the Croatian veteran opened the scoring courtesy of a stunning long-range strike.
After the ball sat up kindly for Modrić just shy of 30 yards from goal, the 39-year-old composed himself before directing an inch-perfect half volley into the far corner of the Girona net.
And as alluded to above, late on Sunday, it has been revealed just how unlikely it truly was for Modrić to find the net.
The info comes courtesy of ‘The xG Philosophy’, who have confirmed that the Real Madrid icon’s effort had an xG (expected goal) of 0.01.
In other words, Modrić was considered as having a 1% chance of scoring from the position of his strike.
Conor Laird – GSFN
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