According to reports, Kroos praised Acerbi, saying: “If I had to choose between a burglar alarm, a German Shepherd, or Acerbi to protect my house, I’d pick Acerbi. He embodies the winning mentality. But Denzel Dumfries and Bastoni were like machines. They turned the game around twice. I also take my hat off to Barcelona. It was an incredible advertisement for football because anything could happen at any moment.”

He continued: “I don’t want to say I’m an Inter fan, but maybe the last 10 years have influenced me a bit against Barcelona. Still, I was somehow happy for Inter, especially when the score was 3-3. Given Barcelona’s style of play, Hansi Flick deserves real congratulations—their performance was spectacular. But which team was better? Both knew exactly how to hurt the other. Inter had an incredible defense but also scored seven goals.”