WATCH: Luka Modric Sent Andre Gomes Back To Valencia With Ridiculous Skill

Luka 'the magician' Modric was named the worst new acquisition by a Spanish club in 2012.

Do not run your eyes. A total of 32.2 per cent of voters in a Marca poll labelled the former Spurs midfielder a flop after his first season at Real Madrid.

But five incredible years later, the brilliance of Modric is appreciated on a global scale.

He is, without doubt, one of the world's best after four incredible seasons at Los Blancos - how things have changed.

The 31-year-old once again proved his brilliance during Real Madrid's dominant victory over a poor Barcelona side.

Ernesto Valverde's crop of Barca players struggled in large parts on Wednesday evening, with stand out performances from Marco Asensio and Luka Modric key in Los Blancos' quality performance.

As always, Modric gave us a performance of great composure and flair, as he effortlessly weaved his way through Barcelona players with ease.

He shone for the majority of the game, but one moment involving Barcelona midfielder Andre Gomes is currently doing the rounds on social media.

We know Luka Modric has one of the best touches in world football, but this is filthy:

He sent Andre Gomes back to Valencia with this one. Take a bow.

Here's how social media reacted to this outrageous piece of skill from the former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder:

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Topics: Barcelona, Real Madrid

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is a writer at SPORTbible. He's interviewed some of the biggest names in sport, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Pele, Carles Puyol and Tim Henman. He dabbles in all things sport but football is his biggest passion. He was once hit in the head by a wayward strike from Nicky Butt and lived to tell the tale.

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