National coach Joachim Löw has announced the squad for the first two games in the Nations League against Spain and Switzerland. There are some surprises.
Frankfurt - With the newcomers Robin Gosens, Florian Neuhaus and Oliver Baumann as well as the returnees Leroy Sané and Niklas Süle, Joachim Löw starts in the Nations League after a long Corona break. As expected, the four Munich Champions League winners Manuel Neuer, Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka and Serge Gnabry as well as the Leipzig semi-finalists Lukas Klostermann and Marcel Halstenberg are not in the squad of the national team.
National coach Löw announces squad for international matches against Spain and Switzerland
On Tuesday, the national coach called a total of 22 players into his squad for the international matches on September 3 in Stuttgart against Spain and three days later in Basel against Switzerland. The DFB team also includes Julian Draxler and Thilo Kehrer from Paris Saint-Germain, whom Löw nominated despite their participation in the final in the premier class. After a long break from injury, defender Antonio Rüdiger from Chelsea is back on the DFB team.
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For Gosens side track player, an extra waiting loop ends with the first nomination. In March, Löw wanted to nominate the 26-year-old from Atalanta Bergamo for the EM tests in Spain and against Italy, which were ultimately canceled - Corona prevented the debut. The Gladbacher Neuhaus has long been considered a possible Löw candidate. In 2019, the midfielder belonged to the U21, who made it to the final at the European Championships.
National coach Löw surprised with Baumann in the goal of the DFB team
With the nomination of Baumann, Löw is reacting to the vacancy in the gate. Due to the renunciation of captain Neuer and the knee injury of Marc-André ter Stegen, the national coach in Bernd Leno from Arsenal FC and Kevin Trapp from Frankfurt only had two goalkeepers in the squad. Now the 30-year-old Baumann from Hoffenheim can introduce himself as a possible backup behind the established quartet in the DFB team.
Compared to the last international match on November 19, 2019 in a 6-1 win against Northern Ireland, Löw also does without some players. Jonas Hector, Niklas Stark and Nadiem Amiri, among others, are no longer there. The time for a return of the long-injured Marco Reus has not yet come. Löw will assemble his squad in Stuttgart next Monday. The daily training is planned in the GAZI stadium of the Stuttgarter Kickers. (dpa)
