“That was impressive”
Toni Kroos showers Bayern star with great praise
April 30, 2026 – 6:49 a.mReading time: 2 minutes
In the Champions League spectacle between FC Bayern and Paris Saint-Germain, Toni Kroos particularly highlights one Munich star.
Toni Kroos has praised Bayern star Michael Olise highly for his performance in the Champions League duel with Paris Saint-Germain. “It was an extreme confirmation for me what kind of player Olise is,” he said in the joint podcast “Einfach mal Luppen” with his brother Felix.
Although Olise’s opponent Nuno Mendes is the best left-back in the world for Kroos and has put many very good right-wingers “in his pocket” in recent years, Olise did what he wanted with him.
What Kroos found even more impressive was the variability in the Bayern star’s attacking game. “And not just in one-on-one duels, but also in terms of speed and first movements. What he played in the first half was impressive.” For his brother Felix, it was also “surprising that it looked so easy.” Olise scored the goal shortly before half-time to make it 2-2.
Looking ahead to the second leg next Wednesday (from 9 p.m. in the live ticker on t-online), Felix Kroos gives hope that FC Bayern looked significantly fitter than Paris at the end of the game. Toni Kroos, on the other hand, does not believe that the game will be decided on a “physical level”. Both expect that the top players will be rested in the league games.
However, the 2014 world champion does not believe that both teams will stick to their game idea 100 percent. The difference for Paris is that they are one goal ahead after the 5-4 win. “Bayern will play at home like they always do. But Paris has seen that Bayern are vulnerable to counterattacks. I’m curious to see how they react to that.”
PSG have already allowed an “incredible number” of chances for a home game. Therefore, Kroos expects coach Luis Enrique to make some adjustments.