News about Toni Kroos

Thomas Tuchel has blamed Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae's 'aggressive' defending for Real Madrid two goals in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final. Bayern and Real Madrid played out a 2-2 draw at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday night, with Vinicius Junior scoring twice for the visitors. The Brazilian winger latched onto a through ball from Toni Kroos to score the opening goal, after being pressured by Kim before sprinting into space behind the centre back.

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti (left photo, right) has revealed he was forced to substitute Jude Bellingham (bottom right) against Bayern Munich due to cramp. The two sides played out an enthralling 2-2 draw at the Allianz Arena in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final, with a brace from Vinicius Jnr cancelled out by goals from Leroy Sane and Harry Kane to leave the tie finely poised. Bellingham has had a stunning impact since arriving at Real last summer, with the 20-year-old scoring 21 goals in all competitions. However, eyebrows were raised when the Birmingham City youth product was withdrawn for Luka Modric with 15 minutes to play against Bayern.

KIERAN GILL: The spoils were shared in Germany as Bayern Munich and Real Madrid played out an enthralling 2-2 draw in their Champions League semi-final first leg tie on Tuesday. Thomas Tuchel's side started well at the Allianz Arena, but the Spanish giants struck first as Vinicius Jnr finished well after a delightful through ball from Toni Kroos. Bayern came out firing in the second half and Leroy Sane got them back on level terms following a fine run and finish, before Harry Kane put the hosts ahead from the spot when Jamal Musiala was fouled by Lucas Vazquez.

The latest international break may be over, but the narratives and discussions surrounding various national teams are only likely to rise in the run-up to Euro 2024. The 24 teams that will be competing in Germany this summer have been confirmed at the conclusion of Tuesday's play-off finals. Among the bookies' favorites to win the tournament are France, England, Germany, and Portugal, which will begin in Munich on June 14th.

His current contract will end this summer, but his employers are so impressed with his work that they are able to keep him until at least 2025. Kroos, 34, has played in all bar three of Madrid's games this season, and he has a solid midfield presence for younger charges to learn from. In February, he announced a surprise return to the German national team in February and his first international outings in nearly three years this month.

Toni Kroos, a real Madrid stalwart, was not able to comment on the Frenchman's highly awaited move to Los Blancos, much less so on the ongoing Kylian Mbappe transfer case. Mbappe has been strongly linked to a move to Santiago Bernabeu this summer, having told Paris Saint-Germain that he intends to leave the team at the end of his deal. The French captain has been close to moving to Real several times in his career, apparently on the verge of a switch in 2022 before signing a lucrative contract with PSG, but has already hinted that his fate will not be revealed until 2024.

When they met off on international service, Toni Kroos and Vinicius Junior received identical treatments from their respective Real Madrid teammates Aureli Tchouameni and Jude Bellingham. Kroos' Germany defeated Tchouameni's 2-0 in a friendly match in Paris thanks to goals by Florian Wirtz and Kai Havertz. Bellingham and England were on the losing side at Wembley Stadium after 17-year-old Endrick scored in a 1-0 victory for Brazil.

Toni Kroos is expected to remain at the club for another season, according to Real Madrid. Kroos, 34, has appeared in 455 games for the Spanish giants since joining Bayern Munich in 2014. The midfielder has won 20 awards in his ten years with Bernabeu, three LaLiga titles, and five Club World Cups.

Due to a goal by Bayer Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz, Germany raced into the lead in their friendly with France. Toni Kroos returned to the starting XI for his country at the Groupama Stadium almost three years after announcing his retirement from international football. The Real Madrid star played a spectacular through ball against an onrushing Wirtz who was immediately after kick-off and sped forward.

PETE JENSON: Germany needs to be saved. In the last two World Cups, group stage elimination occurred on either side of a last-16 defeat to England at the Euros. They fired Hansi Flick for the first time since September last year, and their replacement Julian Nagelsmann goes into France's meeting on Saturday after two setbacks. One way to bring some of the team's old glory back is to invoke the spirit of their greatest-ever player. In a team bus emblazoned with the image of Franz Beckenbauer, Nagelsmann's players returned to training this week.

Chelsea has urged Chelsea's hierarchy to bring more experienced players into their squad, and he has cited Real Madrid's Luka Modric and Toni Kroos as two players the Blues should watch out for. With recent owners' investment of over £1 billion to update the squad and bring in more younger players, the west London outfit has implemented a new transfer policy since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital's arrival. However, their tactic has yet to pay off. Chelsea has finished 11th in the Premier League standings after a difficult season for Mauricio Pochettino's side in the league, despite qualifying for the finals of the EFL Cup and the FA Cup semi-finals.

Toni Kroos, a midfielder, has revealed on social media that he will return to the Germany squad this summer for the European Championships. In the last 16 at Euro 2020, the 34-year-old last played for the national team after losing by 2-0 to England in the last 16 games. Following the humiliation at Wembley, the Real Madrid actor resigned, but it seems he has had a change of heart after announcing his return via Instagram.

Despite Eden Hazard's earlier breaking into the Belgian, he has said he has "no problems" with former teammate Toni Kroos. Kroos took a brutal look at former colleague Hazard in June, saying that the actor, who earned £400,000-per-week in Spain,'let his career die'. Hazard called an end to his traumatic four-year stay in Madrid and decided to resign his deal early, following his £88 million transfer from Chelsea.

PETE JENSON: Barcelona lost 3-3 at home to second-bottom Granada last weekend, turning over a tray of spring rolls in a hospitality box. This time, it will be Xavi rather than the buffet that is cooked - one more humiliation and he's out. Barca's beleaguered coach has good news this week: their Champions League last-16 game against Napoli on Wednesday is against Napoli, and they are in almost as bad a state as Barcelona.

Following a two-month break after the group fixtures, the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League returns this week to kick off knockout football. 16 clubs remain and will battle it out to determine and dethrone Manchester City as Champions, with Guardiola's side also competing to lift the trophy and become back-to-back champions. The remaining 16 teams are expected to compete in the first of two legs in the round of 16 over the next two weeks.

PETE JENSON: Former Manchester City forward Brahim Diaz shone for Real Madrid, but the team's injury-plagued defense conceded to a late penalty, putting them only two points ahead of next week's top-two clash against Girona. Barça descended on Xavi's Barça, a young Brazilian who later saw the red. Marcelino did not mince his words when explaining why he hooked Sorloth at halftime, and he didn't mince his words elsewhere. oh, and a Sevilla player was touched up while attempting to get a throw-in (yes, that really happened). Here are ten things we learned from LaLiga.

PETE JENSON, SPAIN: If Real Madrid sign Kylian Mbappe this summer (and PSG are committed to it happening), then the Spanish team will have the world's best under-25 team, one that may dominate the game for a decade. It will be the result of years of focusing the transfer market more efficiently than every other club in world football. First came the significant change in philosophy from signing the biggest names for the highest price, something that has resulted in Paris Saint Germain's biggest mistake in ten years of struggling to win the Champions League.

Toni Kroos, a Real Madrid midfielder, was seen not wearing a commemorate shirt with Arabic numerals as he and his colleagues celebrated winning the Spanish Super Cup in Riyadh on Sunday. Kroos led to a 4-1 victory over their bitter rivals in midfield, who had been suspended for Luka Modric for 81 minutes, and the team was seen enjoying yet another piece of silverware after the game as he and his teammates basked in the glory on the field. However, the German player was photographed in a group shot with his fellow Real Madrid players who were sporting a special shirt that read "campeones" at the top and then Arabic script at the bottom. Kroos in the event wore a regular shirt.

Real Madrid reserved their place in the final of the Spanish Super Cup, with Toni Kroos being befuddled with every bit of the ball. In the 67th minute of their 5-3 victory over Atletico Madrid in a game that was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the German midfielder entered the fray. Fans followed Kroos as he got on the field, and followers cheered as he got out of the game after he was denied a pass.

PETE JENSON: Real Madrid defeated Real Madrid in Riyadh by an eight-goal thriller to advance to the Spanish Super Cup final. In Carlo Ancelotti's 5-3 win, it was the Madrid derby on tour with Diego Simeone's Atletico their opponents. The game featured everything from a record-breaking Antoine Griezmann miracle goal, jeers for Toni Kroos, and the last-minute sight of Jan Oblak chasing back from the Real Madrid half to try to catch runaway Brahim Diaz, who scored the last goal of the game. When Mario Hermoso rose unmarked to face Atletico Madrid in seven minutes, the Atletico Madrid took the lead. Simeone's crew had started off well, but Madrid's dominance came as Jude Bellingham came to his stride.

Toni Kroos has been left open by Julian Nagelsmann to play a U-turn and return to international football in time for Germany's home Euro 2024 campaign. Following a below-par Euro 2020 performance, Real Madrid star Kroos voted to leave Germany. He wanted to focus on his family, as well as extending his football career with Real Madrid. However, Kroos, who has himself has been largely disappointed about the prospect of playing for Germany once more, is now in the sights of manager Nagelsmann, who has admitted that he has spoken to the midfielder.

Michael Smith, the world Darts champion who triumphed over Michael van Gerwen in the 2023 final, received a surprise from a Real Madrid footballer who said it was one of the year's highlights. Smith received a surprising text from Kroos, a Real Madrid and Germany actor, after his PDC World Darts victory at Ally Pally, and the two teams have maintained contact since. According to The Mirror, Smith, a boy known as Bully Boy, remembers the moment when he saw Kroos' message while on the toilet in Bahrain, describing it as the strangest and most memorable event of the past 12 months.

PETE JENSON: We can take 'Madrid' out of any signing Mbappe' as seriously as the reports about him being 'primed to announce him every day,' last summer and the summer before that. But it does seem that the Paris Saint-Germain forward, who will be 25 next month, will no longer be identified as a king and will not be paid by Qatar.

Marcelo praised Fluminense's victory in the Copa Libertadores final on Saturday, his first title of his career, ahead of Real Madrid's Champions League victories. After defeating Argentina's Boca Juniors in extra time, Rio de Janeiro-based Fluminense, Marcelo's boyhood team, claimed its first title in the CONMEBOL South American club competition. During a distinguished 15-year tenure with Real Madrid, the Brazilian left-back won five Champions League titles, but Marcelo said this one meant more because of his boyhood connection to Fluminense.