Toni Kroos returned. real Madrid may once again turn to their German maestro midfielder at a midweek UEFA Champions League meeting with Sheriff…

Kroos last played for Los Blancos on May 9, 141 days ago, against Seville in La Liga Santander. Although he was traveling with the team for the next game against Granada, he was unable to play after being identified as close contact with a positive COVID case. Then he tested positive himself and missed Athletic and Villarreal…

I returned to real MadridTraining camp on July 23 after the European Championships, but just two weeks later he left the main team due to a sore throat. Then he missed 55 days.

Anxiety since March

Kroos talked to Ghaul and talked about the difficult time he went through.

“It took a little longer [than expected], ” Kroos said. “But I played with pain for six months, or not with pain, but with the help of pills and the feeling of pain between matches.

“The discomfort started in March and I knew it was something. I knew that if I continued to play, it would reach a point where I could no longer, but with the Champions League and the European Championship it was difficult.

“When I returned to Madrid, I tried, but realized that nothing had improved and I had to stop.”

This absence of trauma is the longest time that Kroos had during his time in real Madrid, with a midfielder known for having consistently played an incredible number of games in his previous seasons at the club.

But now Carlo Anchelotti I can call Kroos again for the first time since returning to the club.

Real Madrid vs Sheriff squad line-up

Goalkeepers: Courtois, Lunin and Luis Lopez.

Defenders: Militao, Alaba, Vallejo, Nacho and Miguel.

Midfielders: Kroos, Modric, Casemiro, Valverde, Lucas, Isco, Kamavinga and Blanco.

Forwards: Hazard, Benzema, Asensio, Jovic, Vinicius, Rodrigo and Mariano.