With banners in the stands that read ‘Danke Toni’ and with more than 80,000 spectators applauding their legend, this is how the German retired Toni Kroos of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium in the last league match of his sporting career.
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Toni Kroos thanked the fans of the club for the unforgettable farewell real Madrid in his last game at the stadium Santiago Bernabeu, against Real Betis, he confessed that “he couldn’t ask for more” and that his worst moment to contain his emotion was when he saw his children crying after being substituted.
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It’s not easy, but I can only say thank you to all the Real Madrid fans, to the club, to my teammates, to the stadium, because I have always felt at home these ten years.
“The sensations were different today because I knew it was my last game at the Bernabéu, I wanted to enjoy it as much as possible and I have done every minute. As always. You play here every two weeks, but it is so special that I am going to notice it in the coming years when I don’t have it,” he added.
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Kroos demonstrated his strength enduring the emotion in very special moments, but he confessed that he had a hard time seeing his children crying. “I have been quite strong until the moment I have seen my children cry and it has killed me”he acknowledged.
From now on, Kroos He asked everyone to focus on the final of the Champions League on June 1: “I wanted to make it official before this match so that from tomorrow this issue will be forgotten, the best way to leave is by winning the title.”
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Toni Kroos’ last game with Real Madrid will be in the Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund, at Wembley. His career will end after the European Championship with the German national team.
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