Toni Kroos, the great missed by Real Madrid: "Barcelona will not win any international title"

Toni Kroos, the great Real Madrid player, spoke on the podcast Einfach mal Luppen that he shares with his brother Felix about Hansi Flick's Barcelona.

"They won't win any international titles, at least that's what I think," said the former German footballer, who hung up his boots after Euro 2024, after Barcelona won the Super Cup against Madrid.

Kroos, who pointed out that "they may win domestic competitions, but not in Europe", stressed the great demands of the Champions League: "He is still very happy with the Spanish Super Cup, but now comes the Champions League for Barcelona where they play against top-class opponents".

Kroos already made a gloomy prediction about Barcelona's future in the Champions League

Toni Kroos already highlighted, after Barcelona's defeat against PSG, that "if you are tired and do not change the style of play it becomes very obvious how exposed you are"

"Barcelona take so many risks... On a bad day for Pedri, Lamine Yamal or Raphinha, any team can hurt them and eliminate them from the Champions League.

Kroos approved of the approach that ultimately cost Xabi Alonso his job

Kroos, a Real Madrid footballer from 2014 to 2024, approved of the approach that ultimately cost Xabi Alonso his job.

"It was already clear that the approach was the usual one and the one that we will probably have to get used to in the coming years, which is basically Madrid waiting in a low block," he explained. "I'm not saying this as a criticism, I like it more when you play with a little more courage, with and without the ball, but you have to adapt to what you have and the goal is to win games. I think we'll have to get used to Madrid waiting in a low block and they did it well for a long time, similar to LaLiga."