“I can’t get over this Chelsea pain” – Toni Kroos reveals Chelsea pain as he hopes to end his football career
Following a 2-1 loss to Spain in the latter stages of extra time, Germany was eliminated from the Euro 2024 last week.
Once he joined the German national team again, Toni Kroos hoped to win one final trophy.
Known for controlling his emotions, Toni Kroos was devastated by his team’s defeat to Spain.
In his podcast Einfach mal Luppen, Kroos disclosed that the only other time he had experienced such anguish was following his loss to Chelsea in the 2012 Champions League final.
He said: “I felt a very big void after losing against Spain. Something that hasn’t happened to me since 2012 [when Bayern lost a Champions League final v Chelsea on penalties]. The dream of a title at home was shattered with the defeat.
“I felt physically bad for the next two days. It’s amazing how the mind controls the body, right?
“If we had progressed, we would have played France in the Euro semi-finals and I would have been in top form. But I couldn’t take a step the last two days, everything hurt from top to bottom.”