Fans notice Toni Kroos told Vinicius Jr where to run for Real Madrid's opener at Bayern Munich - with one hailing the German's 'football IQ' against his former team

Fans noticed how instrumental Toni Kroos was in Real Madrid's opener on Tuesday night - by pointing Vinicius Jr in the direction to run.

Vinicius Jr opened the scoring for the visitors at Bayern Munich 24 minutes into the Champions League semi-final first-leg. 

Fans on X (formerly Twitter) were impressed with the 34-year-old's 'football IQ', and the way he was able to coach on the field against his former club.

Kroos was a Bayern Munich player as a youth, before making the grade at senior level, eventually leaving the club for Real Madrid in 2014. 

One fan wrote 'Toni Kroos is eternal, the final boss of midfield', alongside a goat emoji, while someone else said that the German was 'literally coaching on the field'. 

Another said 'His football IQ man', while someone else said Kroos was 'Playing 3D chess' alongside a crystal ball and magic wand to represent the majesty of his act. 

Another X user wrote: 'The way Kroos reads the game while on the pitch is by far the most impressive skill any player has ever had… 

'He’s on a different wavelength. It’s like he’s reliving a memory, not making one' 

One simply summed it up by noting: 'This guy is on another level.' 

On the goal, TNT Sports pundit Michael Owen said: 'It’s basic striker play, you always give one for the defender and one for yourself. You come in, come in, he never had any intention of getting that ball to feet Vinicius Jr. 

'He just wanted to create more space and then all of a sudden his eyes are lighting up like “he’s [the defender] is coming with me”. 

'Spin and he’s in, it is so simple, don’t get me wrong the timing of the pass, everything has got to be perfect. But it is very basic play – something you learn as a school boy. Kim [Min-jae] has got sucked in badly there.'

While Real Madrid took a lead into the half-time break, Leroy Sane and Harry Kane turned the match on its head, the latter from the penalty spot. 

However, Vinicius Jr got his own penalty in the 83rd minute to level the scores going into next week's reverse leg.