Jamie Carragher’s post-match interview with Real Madrid star Toni Kroos took an awkward turn after the ex-Liverpool man was told off live on air.
Kroos played his 718th and final game in club football on Saturday night and went out in style, helping Real Madrid to win the Champions League. The Spanish giants saw off Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Wembley thanks to second-half goals from Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior.
It was Real’s 15th Champions League success and Kroos’ sixth in a stellar 10-year career in the Spanish capital. The 34-year-old will play for Germany at Euro 2024 this summer before hanging up his boots after 465 appearances, 28 goals and 98 assists for Real.
Carragher grabbed Kroos on the pitch post-match for a chat on CBS Sports in which he asked him to sum up his emotions. “Yeah it could be worse,” Kroos said. “That was the plan. Of course, it's difficult to plan this but it's crazy. Even though we didn't do our best match today obviously it seems in these games we're not able to lose.”
He added: “We were pretty lucky in the first half we didn't do a good game. We changed some things. We tried to get more compact. The coach put Jude [Bellingham] right next to me to be a bit more compact in this area and I think it helped. After we scored we improved a lot and then there was no doubt. anymore, but first half we struggled.”
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Asked about Real’s mentality, he said: “You don't lose finals. I think that's a good base to have. It's crazy when you see our route to the final in recent years. It becomes about quality, of course, but the mentality is crazy to even be the worst team and win these games. It's a lot of believing and I think that separates this club from all the others.”
It was then that things got awkward, with one of Real’s media team waving his arms around from a few yards away to signal that Carragher’s time was up. It didn’t stop him asking another question though.
Asked about joining the pantheon of Real Madrid legends, Kroos said: “Amazing. Six titles in the champions league is crazy – it’s definitely not something I ever thought I would achieve, but I made it today.” During that final answer Carragher’s eyes were seen darting towards the unhappy official, who wanted to whisk Kroos off to other duties.
Carragher clearly saw the funny side, tweeting out a picture of him looking at the official before changing his display picture on Twitter to it.
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