Modric, one of the best Real Madrid players in the squad, won't be available for tonight's game. He played in the club's last games against Espanyol and Sporting CP 90 minutes.
The midfielder made 178 appearances during his five seasons at the club. He celebrated 125 victories, 28 draws and 25 defeats with the Spanish giants.
Real Madrid lost 13.5% Liga games when Modric played, while they won 14.63% of the Champions League matches he played. When the 31-year-old plays, his club wins the 70% of his games, which shows his importance.
The Croatian missed 57 games of his club, including the current one against Villarreal. In 24.5% of the times he missed, the club lost, which means one out of four games.
Zidane knows that Modric is very important for the club, therefore he let's him rest today. Like this he returns with even more power.