Real Madrid great Toni Kroos spoke about Hansi Flick’s Barcelona on the Einfach mal Luppen podcast, which he shares with his brother Felix.
“They will not win international titles, at least I think so,” said the former German footballer, who will hang up his shoes after Euro 2024, after Barcelona won the Super Cup with Madrid.
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“We may be able to win domestic competitions, but we can’t win in Europe,” Kroos said. “He’s still very happy with the Spanish Super Cup, but now the Champions League is coming, where Barcelona will play against top-class opponents.” He stressed the big demands of the Champions League.
Kroos has already made a pessimistic prediction about Barcelona’s future in the Champions League
Toni Kroos stressed after Barcelona’s loss to PSG: “If you are tired and don’t change your style of play, it becomes very obvious how much danger you are in.”
“Barcelona are taking so many risks…on a bad day for Pedri, Lamine Yamal and Rafinha, any team could damage them and knock them out of the Champions League.
Kroos approved the approach that ultimately cost Xabi Alonso his job
Kroos, who played for Real Madrid from 2014 to 2024, approved of the approach that ultimately cost Xabi Alonso his job.
“It was already clear that this approach was the normal one and probably something we would have to get used to in the coming years. Basically Madrid are waiting in the low blocks,” he explained. “I don’t say this as a criticism. I would prefer to play with a little more courage, both with and without the ball, but you have to adapt to what you have and the goal is to win games. I think we have to get used to Madrid waiting in the low blocks, and they have done it well for a long time, just like in La Liga.”
