In the other match today, Madrid managed to get 3 points as well where Modric and Vini brought Girona to their knees which makes Madrid also stick to Barcelona for now.
Speaking of the match, it was strange not seeing Valverde on the pitch but it had to be done as he is one of the most solid players to date in Madrid so he needed to rest of course, other than that Modric's goal was really cool for me, it seems like age is just a number too for Modric at the moment.
Valverde is one of the midfielders who is indeed very good even this season he was also explored further into a fullbek which certainly made him even more luxurious so it is not wrong that many people say that he is a roll royce midfielder because he is very good in terms of performance. For this time he was rested it was still quite good because it was necessary to have momentum for him to watch first in addition to not to proportion the strength because he always played for full time, Madrid's schedule for the next few matches is also quite a bit difficult where 2 dark horse clubs last season (sociedad and Betis) will be ready to tackle, besides that Atletico in the Champions League has also been waiting so resting Valverde is a wise decision I think.
As for Modric, it is undeniable that at his age he is one of the figures who brings maturity to Madrid's midfield so it is not wrong to say that age is just a number to this player just like several other players who are quite old but able to remain competitive in the competition.