Luka Modric, a Real Madrid midfielder, spoke with a distraught Mohamed Salah following Liverpool's Champions League final defeat - but he may not have had noble intentions.
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 28: Mohamed Salah of Liverpool FC reacts after the UEFA Champions League final match between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid on May 28, 2022, at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, France.
Mohamed Salah desired vengeance against Real Madrid, but was disappointed once again.
Real Madrid player Luka Modric took a break from his Champions League final celebrations to speak quietly with a grieving Mohamed Salah, but his teammate has intimated that the intentions were not nice.
Rodrygo, a Brazilian international who came off the bench in the latter minutes in Paris,has now claimed that in the build-up to the showpiece final, Los Blancos did not take kindly to Salah's call for vengeance.
The 21-year-old went on to detail how Salah's words were discussed in training leading up to the competition, which resulted in him laughing in the company of the Egypt international following Modric's comments.
Rodrygo stated on the Podpah Podcast: "After the game, the Real Madrid players made a break for it.
"Liverpool was passing by, and Salah was looking down, a little melancholy.
"'Thank you, Salah,' Modric murmured, looking at him. 'Try again the next time.' And then I burst out laughing."
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 28: Liverpool FC's Mohamed Salah reacts to Real Madrid's Luka Modric as they shake hands during the line up prior to the UEFA Champions League final match between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid at Stade de France on May 28, 2022 in Paris, France.
Before and after the Champions League final, Luka Modric spoke with Mohamed Salah.
The Croatian legend subsequently revealed one moment when he believes the game turned, and it wasn't Vinicius Jr.'s only goal of the game.
He said: "I believe the disallowed goal made us believe more, and I believe Liverpool panicked.
"They were no longer as confident, and it was from there that we began to gather confidence and play better. The most important thing is that we won."
Real Madrid CF's Luka Modric and Liverpool FC's Mohamed Salah compete for the ball during the UEFA Champions League Final match between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid CF on May 28, 2022 at Stade de France in Paris, France.
Luka Modric has five Champions League titles to his name.
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 28: Rodrygo of Real Madrid celebrates after the UEFA Champions League final match between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid on May 28, 2022 at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France.
Rodrygo, a Brazilian international, has little sympathy for Mohamed Salah.
Salah did had a successful season after being voted PFA Player of the Year, but he confessed that he would trade it for a rematch of the Champions League final.
He said: "Being recognized by both fans and sports journalists in the same season is a unique experience that I will never forget.
"However, I would give up all those personal trophies for the chance to recreate that final, but that is not how football works."
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