Toni Kroos shared a heartfelt moment with Real Madrid supporters as he celebrated the Champions League championship at Wembley, capping a fairytale conclusion to his club career.

Saturday night marked the 718th and final club match of the German, who had previously declared his intention to retire at the conclusion of the current season.

Kroos augmented his collection of trophies with an additional silverware subsequent to Los Blancos’ 2-0 triumph over Borussia Dortmund. Vinicius Jr. and Dani Carvajal both scored in the second half to help the veteran midfielder earn his sixth European Cup. Minutes before the final whistle, Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti permitted the 34-year-old to have a touching send-off and he left the Wembley stadium to the jubilant applause of the club’s supporters.

Kroos responded in kind by enthusiastically pumping his fist into the air and raising his arms in a fervent gesture toward the supporters. Kroos told CBS Sports that the situation could have been worse when asked how it felt to retire with a Champions League championship medal. “That was the intention, but planning this is obviously challenging.”

“Obviously, we didn’t put forth our best effort in today’s match, but it seems we have no way of losing in these situations.”Kroos told CBS Sports that the situation could have been worse when asked how it felt to retire with a Champions League championship medal. “That was the intention, but planning this is obviously challenging.”

“Obviously, we didn’t put forth our best effort in today’s match, but it seems we have no way of losing in these situations.”The club ‘expressed gratitude’ to Kroos for his tenure and stated that he would ‘go down in Real Madrid annals as one of our club and international football’s greatest legends’ subsequent to the announcement of his retirement last month.

“Toni Kroos’s unwavering dedication to our jersey and his mastery of the game will forever remain in the hearts of all Madridistas as a symbol of the club’s core values,” the statement continued.

Florentino Perez, the president of Real Madrid, paid his own respects by stating, “Toni Kroos is one of the club’s all-time greatest players, and this club will forever be his home.”

Participating in 32 league matches and contributing to nine goals, Kroos has been instrumental in Madrid’s championship-winning success this season.

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As a result of his improved performance, he re-assumed the international leadership after initially retiring in 2021 subsequent to Germany’s Euro 2020 campaign.Although Kroos was included in the provisional squad of head coach Julian Nagelsmann for the upcoming season, it is improbable that the midfielder will be able to dethrone current national team captain Ilkay Gundogan, despite having previously worn the captaincy.

Beginning their campaign on June 14 against Scotland, Germany enters the tournament as one of the favorites, two years after their lackluster performance in Qatar at the World Cup.