Griezmann and Modric move the Golden Ball fight to Tallinn

Antoine Griezmann and Luka Modric will meet again in Tallinn with a title in question, the European Supercup, precisely several months after doing so with their national groups in Moscow. On July 15, the Russian capital facilitated the last 2018 World Cup where the Frenchman won the title by winning 4-2 against the Croatian and scored the second goal of his group exploiting a proven punishment with the assistance of the VAR. The center met, between tears of misery, the Golden Ball as the best player of the competition once the game was over.

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The individual displays of Atlético striker and Real Madrid midfielder in the middle of the World Cup place them in the disparage as the extraordinary possibility of expelling Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the career of the Golden Ball champions after the Argentine and Portuguese has been dispersed in the last ten years (five each). The two soccer stars were eliminated in the second round of the title against France and Uruguay individually and their chances of returning to feign the harvest definitely decreased.

Griezmann led the French group in their prosperity, along with an extraordinary Mbappé and completed the competition with four goals scored and three scattered protections, expanding their impact in elimination rounds. After scoring a penalty at the stage of the meeting against Australia, he rekindled the achievement in the round of 16 against Argentina. In the quarterfinals against Uruguay I would see the inning again, and also help Varane in the main goal of the match. Against Belgium his corner kick became the main goal of the fun after Umtiti completed his head and in the last one he returned to score a penalty despite changing his inside in the main goal of the match as a result of brushing Mandzukic against his own goal. Griezmann received three times the MVP grant to the best fun player, one of them in the last.

Modric and Griezmann in the last of the 2016 Champions League.

Modric and Griezmann in the last of the 2016 Champions. FILIPPO MONTEFORTE (AFP)

Modric, meanwhile, led from the midfield to a remarkable Croatian group that achieved an unprecedented World Cup in its history. The commander of the Balkan group scored in the two initial deviations of his group in the competition, against Nigeria with a punishment and against Argentina from outside the region. In the duel against the host Russia in the quarterfinals went to Vida with a corner kick in extra time and also added three MVP honors to the best player of the fun with his extraordinary control of fun that served him to reach the ball Gold of the competition.

Currently, Griezmann and Modric meet in the European Supercup where they land after Atlético lifted the Europa League with two goals from the French in the last against Olympique de Marseille and Real Madrid winning the Champions League by crushing in the last Liverpool 3 -1. The two players returned to prepare a week ago after appreciating more than 20 long stretches of getaway towards the end of the competition with their determinations. In any case, regardless of their poor physical preparation, they could be beginners in Tallinn, since they are capital for their groups.

Griezmann returned to training with Atlético on Monday, August 6, with Lucas Hernández and is the great star of the Simeone group as a result of reporting his decision to re-establish with Atlético and not score with a Barcelona that was ready to pay his final benefit. . He had 30 minutes in the neighbor on Saturday against Inter Milan, where evidently is not yet in his best physical condition and dealt with the characteristics chosen by Simeone for the derby front along with Diego Costa. Modric has had two days less to prepare for the European Supercup, since he returned to prepare on Wednesday August 8, so his quality in Lopetegui eleven is more questioned. The Croatian had a quarter of an hour on the well-arranged Saturday against Milan and after the vulnerability created over his future, with Inter's immense enthusiasm to take his administrations, his choice to remain in the white group has transformed him into one of the notable notable leaders of the club. The farewell of Cristiano Ronaldo has left Bale and Modric as the colossal stars of another adventure driven by the former Spanish electoralist.

The main European title of the new season will transport one of the heroes to the Golden Ball that honors the best player of the year, for this situation in 2018, and will air in January 2019. Another point of interest between Griezmann and Modric They have established each of the focuses to eliminate the oppression accumulated by the combined Messi-Cristiano in an individual trophy that seemed to have appropriated the Argentines and Portuguese until the World Cup in Russia, which has opened the field of competition.

The two players were the main protagonists of the World Cup in Russia. The Frenchman won the title and the Croatian won the best player of the tournament.