Modric volleys Real ahead in Cyprus

Matt Morley 7 years ago 1.2k |

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Modric volleyed home from outside the box. Twitter

Luka Modric celebrated a milestone on Tuesday and he did so in style by volleying Real Madrid into the lead against APOEL.

The game was Modric's 64th in the Champions League, making him the Croatian with the most CL appearances, surpassing Darijo Srna.

64 - Luka Modrić is now the Croatian player with the most appearances in #UCL history, surpassing Darijo Srna (63). Magic. pic.twitter.com/RYJbnt6sZ6
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) 21 November 2017

Real took the lead after 23 minutes of the game, when the returning Dani Carvajal crossed from the right and the ball was only half-cleared.

With the ball dropping from the heavens, just outside the box, Modric took aim, firing the ball back from whence it came first time, with Nauzet Perez in the home goal only able to help the ball into the corner.

Check out the goal for yourself below: