Former midfielder Toni Kroos has made a lengthy analysis of the clash between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, where the German giant won 1-2 at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The return leg is next week at the Allianz Arena, where Real Madrid will attempt another crazy upset to reach the Champions League semi-finals.
Kroos analyzed the match on his podcast, admitting that Bayern could easily have ended the match 3-1 or 4-1, but now everything is open.
"I wasn't surprised by what happened even though Bayern put in a great performance, but what happened after they were 2-0 up was a blow psychologically."
"In recent years, Bayern have put in good performances against Real Madrid, but in the return matches they fail to maintain the level to secure qualification, being affected by small details."
"To explain it better: When they were 2-0 up, the match was supposed to be over psychologically and there would be no doubt about the result, but what surprised me was that Bayern started to come back and defended without putting pressure."
"At that moment, Bayern were controlling the whole game and I expected that if they kept possession, then they could score a third, fourth or fifth goal, but the opposite happened. Upamecano's mistake on Vinicius turned the game around."
"After that, Real Madrid showed strong character and created dangerous chances between the 60th and 75th minutes, even though they were 0-2 down. In my opinion, Real Madrid are the most dangerous team in the world when matches turn into attacking chaos and constant exchanges from one side to the other; it's a style they adore."
"So Real were close to equalizing, the match could have ended 3-3, but the epilogue was 2-1. From my perspective, Bayern could have managed it better, either by maintaining the lead or creating space for 3-1 or 4-1," he declared.
Meanwhile, the return match takes place on Wednesday night at 21:00 PM at the "Allianz Arena"./Telegrafi/
