His Portuguese teammate may hog the headlines but, once again, Toni Kroos was instrumental to Real Madrid’s win. The German midfielder’s improvement must make Bayern Munich rue letting him go, says DW’s Jonathan Harding.Walking off the pitch with one minute of normal time left, Toni Kroos knew. Real Madrid were going to be the first team to win back-to-back Champions League titles, but Kroos also knew that, aged 27, he was playing the best football of his career. Remarkably, and yet somewhat typically of this Real Madrid team, the man he plays next to, Luka Modric, played even better. Kroos finished the game as the first German to win three Champions League titles, and looks set to win many more.

Source: Daily News Egypt June 04, 2017 12:11 UTC