Mateo Kovacic has opened up and detailed his admiration for Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric ahead of Tuesday night's second leg. Chelsea have it all to do at the Santiago Bernabeu as they look to overturn a 3-1 deficit against the odds.
The Blues slumped to defeat at Stamford Bridge last week after Karim Benzema netted a hat-trick in west London, with Kai Havertz offering a reply for the hosts. There's no away goal rule this season in the Champions League, which makes it slightly better for Chelsea, but the task still looks to be a mega one on Tuesday.
Kovacic was used from the bench in last week's defeat to his former club, but did start in Chelsea's 6-0 demolition job of Southampton on Saturday. The Croatian will be hoping Thomas Tuchel will give him the nod on Tuesday at the Bernabeu as he looks to inspire his team to an almighty comeback in Spain.
