Toni Kroos Questions Barcelona’s Ability to Win Champions League This Season

Former Germany midfielder Toni Kroos has expressed doubts about Barcelona’s chances of winning the UEFA Champions League this season, arguing that the Spanish side’s attacking approach could make it difficult to overcome Europe’s strongest teams.

Kroos believes Barcelona’s style of play places significant emphasis on creating chances and scoring more goals than their opponents. However, he argues that such an approach becomes harder to sustain in the Champions League, where teams often possess the quality to punish defensive weaknesses.

“With this style of play, it’s very difficult for Barcelona to win the Champions League,” Kroos said.

He explained that Barcelona’s approach is largely built around creating more scoring opportunities than their opponents, but warned that this strategy could become less effective against elite European sides.

“Barcelona’s approach is always based on creating more chances than their opponents. But in the Champions League, that becomes much, much harder,” he added.

Kroos also pointed to the quality of opposition Barcelona would encounter in the competition, noting that some teams can score multiple goals in a single match, while others are disciplined enough defensively to prevent Barcelona from imposing their preferred style.

“You also come up against teams that defend exceptionally well and simply won’t allow you to play the way you want,” he said.

Barcelona have not won the Champions League since 2015, when they defeated Juventus 3-1 in the final in Berlin. The Catalan club will be hoping to end that wait, but Kroos believes their approach could present a major challenge against the competition’s toughest opponents.