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Magical Modric trumps Barcelona flop Arda in Clasico clash

The Real Madrid midfielder won the Champions League before linking up with his international teammates and demonstrated to his Barcelona rival the importance of regular game momentum

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Arda Turan managed just about 800 minutes for Barcelona during their victorious la Liga season and now it shows. A bit-part player for his club, he was little better than that today.

The Turkey captain was described by his coach Fatih Terim as still belonging to his "gold squad" but his performance in the defeat to Croatia in the opening Group D match of Euro 2016 showed he is a long way from the gold standard.