Kroos Went for Neuer After the Match and Said in the Tunnel: “Without Your S…”

Real Madrid, not without difficulties or suffering, eliminates Bayern Munich to reach the Champions League final. The match has left several standout names, two of whom spoke after the final whistle.

After battling until the end, Real Madrid defeated Bayern Munich with two goals in the final minutes and secured the last ticket to the final at Wembley. The match in London already has its two finalists, but the action still revolves around the Santiago Bernabéu pitch, where the protagonists of the semifinals remain.

One of the most outstanding players of this Champions League on the Madrid side is undoubtedly Toni Kroos. The German ‘8’ has shown an exceptional level throughout the season, a magnificent form that has guided Real Madrid to the final game of the top European competition in London. But the German midfielder sought out one of his compatriots after the clash.

Kroos and Neuer had a brief conversation in the Santiago Bernabéu dressing room tunnel… where the play for Joselu’s first goal came from. A shot by Vinícius that Neuer fails to hold onto leaves the ball for the ’14’, who doesn’t miss. Kroos didn’t overlook that Neuer, up to that point, had put on a masterful display: “without your saves, you wouldn’t have made it to the end.”

All well and good, but… But his good run was cut short at the worst moment: “anyone can make a mistake, buddy,” the Real Madrid player reminds him. It was that “mistake” that led Real Madrid the rest of the way to the final at Wembley. Despite everything, that error committed by Manuel Neuer is not a coincidence: Carlo Ancelotti’s pupils tried until the end.

Be that as it may, there is no turning back now. With time expired, Real Madrid secures their passage to the final at Wembley in another comeback that will go down in the history books of Real Madrid. The Santiago Bernabéu consolidates itself as an impregnable fortress on big Champions League nights, a territory where almost anything can happen… and where Real Madrid usually ends up winning.