Fede Valverde was proud scoring in Real Madrid's UEFA Super Cup victory over Atalanta.
Valverde and Kylian Mbappe struck the goals for Real in last night's 2-0 win.
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Valverde said, "It's a tremendous source of pride and motivation to inherit the number of a person I admire very much.
"Today I dedicate the goal to Kroos and my wife, who is always there for me. Now it's time to enjoy it with the fans and my team-mates.
"For many of the players it was our first game and we'd only had a few training sessions. It was going to be difficult and that's how it was, but we pulled it off as a group. Atalanta did very well in the first half, but with our first goal they opened up a little bit."
He added, "I hope we can continue to enjoy Vinicius and Bellingham in games like today. We'll be at the back running for them."