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Real Madrid star Modric: I’m 35 but I feel like I’m only 27!

Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric said he's feeling like he's 27, not 35, after helping the Blancos cruise into the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday.

Modric provided a key assist for Karim Benzema's opener against Atalanta, as Madrid defeated the Serie A side 3-1 in the last-16 second leg to advance 4-1 on aggregate.

Head coach Zinedine Zidane also marvelled at Modric's ageless performance, saying it was impossible to tell the midfielder is 35.

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What was said?

“Atalanta press a lot, all over the pitch, they don’t stop," Modric told Movistar after the game.