Former Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos commented on the match between the Madrid team and Manchester City in the sixth round of the Champions League main stage.
Idman.Biz reports that the game ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of Manchester City.
"It is obvious that Real Madrid played with more intensity than their opponents. This match was more important for them.
I was surprised that Manchester City built their game as usual. They looked static, not sharp.
Especially in the first half, they could not create dangerous attacking zones. I think Madrid played a really solid game, defending dangerous zones very well and compactly.
Manchester City did not deserve to win. Real Madrid were sharper. After the second goal, Manchester City returned to a very deep defensive position.
And this clearly revealed Real Madrid's problem. They are good on the counter-attack, but not so good at breaking down low defensive blocks," Kroos said.