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Real Madrid midfielder Kroos: Copa del Rey was one trophy I missed

Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos is delighted to have won the Copa del Rey.

Real survived a late fight back as they defeated Osasuna 2-1.

Kroos said, "It's the trophy I was missing and it was hugely important to me because I wanted to win the lot with Madrid. I've done that today and I'm incredibly happy. Now it's time to celebrate it.

"Winning finals is never easy. We saw that today, it was a tough game. It wasn't our best performance but that's to be expected because you're up against opposition who are going give it their all out there. Anything can happen in a cup final, but ultimately we managed to step things up after their goal. Finals are there to be won, it's not always about playing beautiful football."

On Vini Jr, he added: “If you have a player like him, you have to try and utilise his pace. I thought he was incredible in the opening 30 minutes, he really put us on the front foot."

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