FC Bayern Munich “Trouble is justified”
Kroos blames linesman for wrong offside whistle against Bayern
Status: 15.05.2024 | Reading time: 3 minutes
“Can we buy shit for ourselves” – Bayern frustration after semi-final exit
After the dramatic exit from the Champions League at Real Madrid, the disbelief at FC Bayern was palpable. In particular, a premature offside whistle in stoppage time heated up Munich’s tempers. Sports director Max Eberl made it clear after the game.
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The premature offside whistle in FC Bayern’s Champions League game at Real Madrid angered the people of Munich. Toni Kroos understands this after Bayern’s exit. The Real star sees the mistake mainly as being made by one man in the referee team.
A week after his club Real Madrid’s 2-1 win in the semi-finals of the Champions League against FC Bayern, Toni Kroos also criticized the referee team for a hasty offside decision. “Handling is bad, we have to let it continue,” said the German international in the joint podcast with his brother Felix “Einfach mal Luppen”.
The referee team led by Poland’s Szymon Marciniak had blown the whistle before Matthijs de Ligt’s 2-2 equalizer in the 13th minute of added time because of an alleged offside position. The scene could not be verified using video evidence. Marciniak even apologized to Bayern afterwards. “I mainly see the mistake as the linesman,” said Toni Kroos. The assistants on the line were asked to wait and only indicate a very clear offside.
“If he raises the flag now, the referee will assume that his linesman will use it exactly the same way, trusting him that it was probably three meters offside,” said the midfield star. With the score 2-2, Bayern would have reached extra time. “The anger is justified somewhere because you just have to play the situation to the end, 100 percent,” said Toni Kroos.
At the same time, the 34-year-old raised the question of whether his teammates would not have been able to defend de Ligt’s shot without the offside whistle (“It was very good”). “I don’t know if there was a collective switch-off because the whistle was heard very early. “You noticed that the tension went down among everyone who had the idea of defending this goal on the pitch,” said Kroos.
Real Madrid reached the final of the Champions League with a 2-1 win in the second leg of the semi-final. The opponent there is Borussia Dortmund in London on June 1st.
Real coach Ancelotti is promoting Kroos
Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti sees Kroos as a candidate for the prestigious Ballon d’Or award. “Everything can happen. There are important competitions this summer,” said the Italian about his midfield strategist. Kroos could win the European Championship with Germany and the premier class with Real, he said: “So why not? He can fight to win it.”
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Kroos made his comeback to the national team in March after a break of almost three years and showed strong performances there. His contract with Los Blancos expires in the summer, but according to Ancelotti, the open future is neither an issue for the midfielder nor for the club. “The club is not worried, I am not worried, Toni is not worried.” The big goal is the Champions League final, so the question of the future is of secondary importance. “After that, all parties will talk about it.”
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The 64-year-old Ancelotti sees Real well prepared for the final against BVB. “We are confident that we will be in the best shape on June 1st,” he said after the 5-0 (3-0) in the league against Deportivo Alaves. The Royals have already secured the championship title. “It is important that we rest well this week and prepare well for the Champions League final over the next two weeks.”
