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Real Madrid’s domestic accomplishments could have been overshadowed by the chance of creating history in the Champions League by adding yet another title to their already enormous collection of trophies.
Given that the Champions League is often regarded as the most prestigious tournament in club football, it is not surprising that the greatest attention is paid to winners of the Champions League.
It is, however, a credit to the club’s talent and consistency during the campaign that the Merengues have maintained their domination in La Liga over the whole season.
Their success in La Liga is even more astounding when one considers the fact that they were able to secure the championship with a considerable number of games yet to be added to their schedule.
In a recent episode of their podcast titled “Einfach mal Luppen,” Toni Kroos joined his brother Felix to talk about his experiences over the weekend when Real Madrid won the La Liga championship.
Their loss to Barcelona was the icing on the cake.
The surprising defeat of Barcelona by Girona by a score of 4-2 clinched the deal for Real Madrid, who had only a few hours earlier won the championship by defeating Cadiz by a score of 3-0.
Despite the fact that Kroos acknowledged that Barcelona’s defeat was a factor in Real Madrid’s success, he experienced a range of emotions on the decision to celebrate the trophy at home rather than on the field.
“We were victorious in our match, and when Barcelona took a 2-1 lead, I was planning on going home, but everyone advised me to stay,” I said. They were defeated by a score of 4-2 five minutes later. We were chewing on hot dogs as a group. “The choice to remain was a fantastic one,” he said (with thanks to AS).
There was also the possibility that Girona might have grabbed a 7-2 lead. “It was pretty crazy.” With that being said, the German midfielder said, “We celebrated a little bit, but not too much either.”
Kroos emphasized the amount of work that was necessary to win La Liga and expressed his pride in the victory, despite the fact that it was more predictable than expected, which diminished some of the enthusiasm.
Despite this, the 34-year-old felt that the combination of Real Madrid’s victory and Barcelona’s defeat was a source of further delight.
The sensation of having accomplished something of tremendous significance is there once again. On the other hand, the season was so transparent that he managed to extract some of the feeling from it at the conclusion.
“I am extremely pleased to have accomplished it, because in the end, you make all of those journeys over the course of a year, and you keep coming back home late. Everything you do is done with the sole intention of achieving the title of champion.
“If I had been able to paint it, it is obvious that I would have preferred not to experience it in front of a television. I would have preferred to paint it.” And it doesn’t matter; the fact that it was combined with a loss for Barcelona was much more satisfying. As a result, we decided to accept it in its current state,” he stated.
