Real Madrid legend Toni Kroos took to Instagram to apologize for taking down European champions Barcelona ace Pedri on Friday.
So far, a quarter-final clash between Spain and Germany has been the highlight of the tournament, pitting the only team to have won all of its matches against the hosts.
However, in an unusual start to the game, Kroos, an elegant and subtle playmaker, threw himself into the tackles.
He first collided with 16-year-old Lamine Jamal and then sent Barcelona teammate Pedri into the air, which Catalan newspaper SPORT described as his “last service for Real Madrid”.
As the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) later showed to Mundo Deportivo, it seems that Pedri suffered an internal lateral sprain in his left knee that crashed into the turf on his landing, ending his European Championship.
Spain reached the quarter-finals thanks to Mikel Merino’s extra-time header that sealed the 2-1 victory, but Pedri will not play any role in the clash with France and a possible final against one of the four teams formed by England. , Switzerland, the Netherlands and Turkey.
Reacting to his departure from his country, which meant his promised retirement from football, Kroos apologised to Pedri by tagging him in an Instagram post and apologising to the 21-year-old.
“Logically I had no intention of hurting you. A speedy recovery and all the best. You’re a wonderful player,” Kroos said.
Called out of his retirement abroad to play in the Euro Cup, Kroos also said he was “happy” to have returned to the German team “despite all the sadness and emptiness since yesterday’s final whistle. “
“I’ve noticed more and more in the team than they’ve shown in recent years. But I didn’t expect that in such a short time it would be possible to have a real chance of winning the title and being at the top. To date with the most productive once again!That’s why I’m very proud of what this team has done,” Kroos insisted.
As reported, Kroos will now hang up his boots at age 34 and many enthusiasts believe he is still at the peak of his powers.
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