Victorious coach Carlo Ancelotti spoke about Toni Kroos’ departure in his post-match press conference: “I’m really grateful to him. He finished at the top. There’s no way we finish at one higher position than that I had the balls to finish it.
“He is a legend in this club and all the Real Madrid fans are grateful to him for what he did, not only for his game, but also for his attitude, his professionalism. He never missed a single day. I told him, we’ll wait. If you change your mind, we’ll wait for you there.
“My son (Davide) is my assistant coach, we are a family, Real Madrid is a family. It’s a family of footballers, a very healthy and clean atmosphere, it’s fantastic for the structure. Working in a family is better than working in an industry.
“Every day at Valdebebas, with my son by my side, it helps me because he can tell me things that others couldn’t tell me.”
