Toni Kroos admits Leipzig's opener should have been given

Toni Kroos believes that the goal with which Leipzig opened the scoring against Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 should have been given. The German spoke to one of his country's television stations, 'Amazon Prime' in this case, after his side's victory over the Red Bull franchise and was sincere about the 1-0 goal although his opinion is not exactly favourable to the 'Merengues' interests.

The journalist told him: "At half-time, we talked a lot about what happened in the second minute, the Leipzig goal, which was disallowed. It wasn't offside. There was a little push on the goalkeeper. I don't know if you've seen it yet. I think this is not good for football. It's not a question of whether it's a goal in favour of Leipzig, I just think it's a legal goal. How do you see it?" 

"I see it in the same way. I think he ended up being whistled for offside because he was obstructing him. But the goalkeeper never reaches the ball. It was a goal that should have been given. I can’t find any arguments," replied the footballer, who is usually as blunt as that in his appearances in front of the press. With his brother Felix, he hosts a podcast that tends to make for interesting headlines because of the way he expresses himself on any current issue.

Just because he thinks Leipzig's goal was legal, Kroos is no less happy to have won the game for Real Madrid, who are keen for him to renew his contract for another season. Carlo Ancelotti selected him in his starting line-up for the visit to the Red Bull Arena in a further sign of how important he is becoming despite the fact he is well past 30 and only committed until this summer.

 

February 14, 2024