Six-time Champions League winner hails Sporting goal: game turned | OneFootball

Alisson Santos' goal in stoppage time against Athletic Bilbao was crucial in the outcome of the Champions League group stage and had a direct impact on the standings of several teams. The play, scored in the 90+4 minute, left Toni Kroos surprised.

Recalling the last matchday, the former midfielder, who won six Champions League titles throughout his career, explained the scenario experienced in the final minutes, highlighting the unpredictability created by simultaneous results: “If you start the matchday in 3rd place, you assume you'll stay in the top-8,” he said on the podcast 'Einfach mal luppen'.

At 36 years old, the now commentator clearly pointed out the moment led by Alisson - who might be leaving - as decisive: “The truth is it was fun. One goal turned everything upside down. Sporting's goal in the 90'+4', in Bilbao, knocked Real Madrid out of the top-8,” he noted.

Toni Kroos also described the atmosphere on the technical benches during that final phase of the matchday, emphasizing the chaos and excitement of the new competition format: “It was madness, but very exciting. I loved the format.” The victory in the Basque Country placed the Lions in seventh place in the league phase.

This season, Alisson Santos - valued at 4 million euros - played 30 games: 17 in the Liga Portugal Betclic, eight in the Champions League, three in the Portuguese Cup, and two in the League Cup. In the 686 minutes he was on the field, the forward scored three goals and made two assists.

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