Toni Kroos, former Real Madrid sentinel, recently looked back on Paris Saint-Germain’s performances in the Champions League. In his podcast, the German also mentioned the management of Ousmane Dembélé during the semi-final against Bayern Munich. Replaced during the match even though he was a major element of the match, the 2025 Ballon d’Or reacted in a beautiful way. “He brings out the best player in the world at 65 minutes and he high-fives him, and then he encourages his teammates from the bench. Nobody complains. And that shows a lot of the respect we have for a coach like him, how a coach like that gets that and especially how he makes the right decisions” he indicated.
Very admiring the work of the capital’s players, the former Madrid player also highlighted the attitude of the native of Vernon. And she was exemplary on the lawn of the Allianz Arena in Munich. “We see him shouting at his teammates to speed up from the bench, and not like the 90% of other players who think they’re the stars of their teams: start gesturing on the pitch and then sit on the bench like an unhappy sausage”. Qualified for the Champions League final, the Parisians will have to challenge Arsenal and Kroos believes in a double.
