2013–14 season[edit]
With the arrival of new manager Carlo Ancelotti, Modrić became one of the most common starters in the team, being partnered in midfield with Alonso to provide a balance of defense and attack.[69][70] He was consistently the team's most efficient passer, averaging an accuracy rate of 90% in La Liga[71] and also having the most ball recoveries of any player in the squad.[71] He scored his first goal of the season in the last Champions League group game against F.C. Copenhagen, making it his fifth overall goal he scored at the club. All five goals were scored from the outside of the box.[72] He scored his first goal of the Spanish league season in a 3–0 away win against Getafe CF, which marked his sixth goal outside of the box.[73] Modrić went on to win the 2013–14 Copa del Rey with Real Madrid, defeating FC Barcelona 2-1 in the final.
In the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, he intercepted the ball and assisted to Cristiano Ronaldo for the third goal in their 3-0 home victory against Borussia Dortmund. The goal was ultimately decisive as Real went on to lose 2-0 in the second leg, but progressed with a marginal aggregate score of 3-2. In his 100th game for the club,[74] Modrić assisted for the first goal in the second leg 4-0 victory over Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-final, helping Real Madrid reach the final for the first time in 12 years.[75] He was included in UEFA's Team of the Week for both legs of the semi-final.[76][77] On May 24, in the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final, Modrić once again assisted from a corner for teammate Sergio Ramos to score a 93rd minute equalizer against city rivals Atletico Madrid. Real went on to win 4-1 in extra time to mark the club's tenth Champions League title, dubbed locally as la Décima (the tenth).[78] He was included in the UEFA Champions League Team of the Season