“Top 3 in the world right now”- Toni Kroos leaps huge praise on Real Madrid youngster after splendid performance in El Clasico

“Top 3 in the world right now”- Toni Kroos leaps huge praise on Real Madrid youngster after splendid performance in El Clasico

Fede Valverde and Toni Kroos

In the opening El Clasico of the season, Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 3-1 with ease. Just after the half-hour mark, Fede Valverde produced a fantastic finish as part of an excellent display that prompted Toni Kroos to applaud his Real Madrid teammate on Twitter.

Alongside Valverde, the World Cup winner played the entire 90 minutes as Madrid defeated their arch-rivals at Santiago Bernabeu. Toni kroos captioned: ”Fede Valverde top three in the world right now.”

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As the Uruguayan has four goals and an assist in nine league games so far this season, Valverde’s performance against Barca was only one in a string of recent standout efforts. Real Madrid now leads La Liga by three points after the victory, while Barcelona stays in second place and is three points ahead of Atletico Madrid.

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Fede Valverde plays an important role for Real Madrid

Federico Valverde

In addition to netting his fifth goal of the campaign against Barcelona, Fede Valverde also scored Real Madrid’s second goal outside the penalty area in a Clásico this century with a rasping shot into the lower corner of Marc-André ter Steven’s goal.

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In doing so, he scored his second effort this season from outside the 18-yard box, making a total of 18 attempts. His remarkable 11.1% conversion rate for shots made outside the penalty area reflects this.

Ral González Blanco was the last Real Madrid player to score from outside the penalty area in a Clásico, thus the young Uruguayan may want to follow in the footsteps of the iconic number seven.

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