Toni Kroos was his usual majestic self in midfield
While he might not get as much accolades as Casemiro or Luka Modric, a case can be made to consider Toni Kroos as the best midfielder in the world over the last seven years.
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The German international is as calm on the ball as he is off it, while his pristine distribution and pin-point delivery played no small role in the recent successes enjoyed by Real Madrid.
Against Getafe, the 30-year-old was deployed in a midfield three alongside long-time partners Casemiro and Luka Modric and Kroos was at his majestic best, dictating the tempo of the game from the middle.
The former Bayern Munich man completed 86.7% of his passes, while he also supplied the telling cross for Raphael Varane to head Real Madrid 2-0 up.
He was substituted for Federico Valverde in the 70th minute after what was a commanding performance.
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