The first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final between PSG and FC Bayern was an impressive offensive spectacle that ended 5-4, with Toni Kroos particularly amazed by one player
PSG and Bayern are probably the measure of all things in European soccer at the moment and both play a very offensive style of soccer. This excites the experts, including the fans. Quite a few were speechless and stunned after the game on Tuesday
The intensity was immense and, with nine goals scored, you couldn’t really blame the defensive line after the game. Instead, the offensive players were so convincing that the attacks were almost impossible to defend against
Kroos impressed by Olise
Toni Kroos, who has won the Champions League himself several times and impressed on the biggest stage, naturally also watched the game. Afterwards, he analyzed it together with his brother Felix in the joint podcast Einfach mal Luppen. Kroos was impressed by the alignment of both teams and confirmed that both are currently the elite in world soccer
However, he particularly highlighted Michael Olise, whom he had already praised for the games against Real Madrid. „You could see that Olise did what he wanted with the best full-back in the world for me. Not only in 1-on-1, but also in terms of first metres and speed. You had the feeling that even Mendes, who has recently put a lot of right wingers in his trouser pocket, had problems. That he thought, there’s someone there now, even I’m not physically better,“ said the 2014 world champion
The fact that Mendes had such problems kept Kroos occupied for even longer. „What Olise did in the first half against this caliber was simply impressive. In the second half, Mendes was a little better and more controlled, I think,“ Kroos continued.