Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric is full of pride reaching 500 games for the club.

Modric has now been with Real Madrid for 11 years and reached his 500th appearance in the win at Barcelona.

He reflected: “This shirt and all the others mean so much to me. Reaching this figure is incredible and I'd like to thank madridismo for their support during all these games. I'll continue to give everything for Madrid".

“Real Madrid is everything to me. It's part of my life, my family, it's a way of life.

"I'm from Croatia, I was born there, but I've been here for eleven years and I feel at home. I'm grateful for all I'm experiencing at the best club in football history."

Modric added, “It's incredible, I don't know what to say. Reaching this milestone is amazing. 500 games is a figure very few players have achieved for Real Madrid. To be among that select few fills me with pride. Besides all the awards and trophies, the recognition from the fans, who have always been behind me, has been the most important thing.

"You can't fool people. The love I feel every time I set foot on the Bernabéu pitch makes me very happy. So I always looked to repay that by giving it my all."