Flick: Yamal has to stay calm to reach the level of Messi & Ronaldo (0:39)Open Extended ReactionsFormer Real Madrid player Toni Kroos has said Barcelona's Pedri is the best midfielder in the world and more important to his team than Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha. Yamal, Lewandowski and Raphinha have amassed 86 goals between them in all competitions this season to keep Barça in the hunt for a treble heading into the final weeks of the season. "For me, a player like Pedri is more important than Lamine Yamal, Raphinha or Lewandowski," the ex-Germany international said on his podcast, Einfach mal Luppen. "They may decide the results of matches, but to do that, Pedri is currently the best player in the world in his position. "I have been watching what Pedri is doing this season," Kroos added.