After the "Bares-für-Rares" debacle: DFB-Elf suddenly asked again - new TV ratings surprise

Germany defeated Ukraine in the Nations League and took the lead.

Corona cases cause discussions, Leon Goretzka shines.

The international match in the ticker to read.

• Germany - Ukraine 3: 1 (2: 1)

• After beating the Czech Republic in the friendly,

  Joachim Löw's team

  also

  wins the

  Nations League

  .

  The

  DFB *

  team

  is now group 4 leader.

• The international match in the

  ticker to read.

Germany - Ukraine 3: 1 (2: 1)

>>> UPDATE <<<

Update from November 15, 9.42 a.m

.: The

improved against Ukraine in two ways.

Compared to the bleak test against the

(1-0), the German game seemed a bit more dynamic, which in the end was enough for a sovereign 3-1 win.

In addition, the

also

caught up

in terms of TV quota.

The Czech game broadcast on RTL was followed by a lousy 5.42 million viewers, with which the Löw-Elf even

had to admit defeat to

the ZDF show “

” (5.45 million).

Against the

(shown on ZDF) there were already 5.32 million people before kick-off, which is shown by calculations by quotenmeter.de.

From kick-off there were an average of 8.19 million fans, which meant a good visual participation of 18.6 percent.

Germany has towered against the Ukraine post luck - Leon Goretzka

90th minute + 3: The game is over!

Germany ultimately wins confidently against Ukraine and takes over the table lead in Group 4 of Nations League A after the Spanish draw in Switzerland (1: 1).

90th minute: Three minutes of stoppage time.

86th Minute: Change in Germany:

Waldschmidt can run for Sané, who scored today and made a good international match.

86th Minute: Next change in Ukraine:

Kharatin for Zinchenko.

82nd Minute: Lucky for Germany!

You have to call it that now.

The ball hits the post again.

This time the ball is deflected after a shot by Junior Moraes.

New one is still there.

+

Challenged in defense: Bayern star Niklas Süle (right) for the DFB team.

© Robert Michael / dpa

Germany - Ukraine in the live ticker: Brandt comes for Werner

76th Minute: Change in Germany:

Brandt replaces double goalscorer Werner.

75th minute: Post !!

The second aluminum hit by the Ukrainians.

Marlos snips the ball on the beams.

74th minute: Double change in Ukraine

: Zubkov and Yaremchuk are allowed to take a shower, Mykhaylychenko and the Brazilian-born Junior Moraes are new.

72nd minute: The DFB team is now repeatedly stuck in the yellow bulwark.

The last pass is currently missing.

69th Minute: Change in Ukraine:

Makarenko for Stepanenko.

68th minute: Dangerous!

Ginter loses the duel on the right.

A sharp ball hits the second post, where Yaremchuk slams the ball.

Germany - Ukraine in the live ticker: double pack from Timo Werner

64th minute: Toooorrrrr !!!

Germany - Ukraine 3: 1, goalscorer: Werner.

Again, the ex-Leipzig nets in his old stadium.

Very well combined by the German team.

Gündogan sends Ginter to the right, who brings the ball flat in front of the goal.

Werner senses the situation and takes the ball directly - successfully.

⏱️ 64th min.

TOOOR!

@TimoWerner increases to 3: 1!

💪

[3: 1 #GERUKR] pic.twitter.com/073rj48PNC

- The Team (@DFB_Team) November 14, 2020

61st Minute: Gnabry completes in the sixteenth.

However, the ball sails well over the Ukrainian goal.

58th Minute: Handball in the penalty area?

The German players at least complain.

But there is no hand penalty.

57th Minute: Gnabry on Sané, but the new Bavarian is blocked in a promising position.

52nd minute: Post!

Süle falsified a low shot from Zinchenko.

The ball hits the aluminum.

That almost made up for it.

+

German striker: Timo Werner (right).

from Chelsea FC.

© Robert Michael / dpa

50th Minute: Fine Chippball on Werner.

But the ex-Leipzig is on the sidelines.

48th Minute: Max prevails in the box.

Even today, the ex-Augsburg leaves a good impression.

Werner then tripped the ball.

46th Minute: The international match in Leipzig continues.

Germany - Ukraine in the live ticker: DFB team leads to break

Half-time conclusion:

With increasing duration, however, the German selection stabilizes and after a stroke of genius by Sané it balances out.

Werner puts national coach Joachim Löw's team in the lead - Bayern's Leon Goretzka is two-time assistants.

The best man on the field.

Offensive it looks good, defensive it wobbles once more.

It will go on soon!

🔴⚪ @ FCBayern-Connection @DFB_Team ⚽ # NationsLeague |

#GERUKR |

#The team pic.twitter.com/zvU3qiv7R1

- UEFA.com DE (@UEFAcom_de) November 14, 2020

45th minute: Break in Leipzig!

The DFB team goes into the locker room with a tour.

42nd Minute: Germany pushes the opponent in front of them.

Ukraine withdraws very compactly.

38th Minute: The German national team now determines this game.

Ukraine, on the other hand, is going into counter mode.

35th minute: Sharp ball from the left.

But Neuer parries.

The Bayern keeper is there and looks very present.

Germany - Ukraine in the live ticker: Timo Werner scores for the DFB team

33rd Minute: Germany - Ukraine 2: 1, goalscorer: Werner.

Second preparatory work by Goretzka.

He's really good at the game.

Koch chips the ball over the defensive row.

Goretzka takes the ball at the baseline with a scissor blow and directs it straight to Werner.

In distress, the Londoner puts the ball with his head in the gate.

29th Minute: Yellow card against Rüdiger (Germany):

Clear tactical foul by the Londoner, who is therefore blocked for the Nations League duel with Spain on Tuesday.

26th minute: Distance shot by the German team.

Pyatov steers the ball into goal-out.

Now there's steam in this game.

⏱️ 23. Min.

TOOOR!

🎉 @ LeroySane19 with the balance!

[1: 1 #GERUKR] pic.twitter.com/5m35ns2Ph5

- The Team (@DFB_Team) November 14, 2020

Germany - Ukraine in the live ticker: Bayern star Leroy Sané ensures compensation

23rd minute: Germany - Ukraine 1: 1, goalscorer: Sané.

The compensation!

Goretzka fights for the ball and plays directly on his new Munich colleague.

Sané strikes a hook and sinks the ball between two men through the bottom left.

Very determined and very good.

21st minute: Ukraine's next attack.

But Neuer paid attention - and the ball safe.

Germany is still having a hard time today.

16. Minute: Dangerous!

Counter chance for Ukraine.

Two men against Rüdiger - the defender can clarify.

But that was also a tight box.

Germany - Ukraine in the live ticker: DFB team defends conceded goal underground

12.Minute: Germany - Ukraine 0: 1, goalscorer: Yaremchuk.

Badly defended.

Really badly defended, there is no other way of saying that.

The Ukrainians are allowed to take three men into the penalty area and take the ball at will.

Nobody attacks, nobody.

And then Koch also makes a stick mistake.

Yaremchuk finally throws the ball into the corner without resistance.

10. Minute: The Ukrainians have high ball possession phases.

Looks very structured, what the opponent in yellow is doing there.

6th minute: Max dangerous!

Sharp ball from the left winger to the six-yard box.

Sobol almost trips the ball into his own box.

3rd minute: Chance for Germany!

Ginter changes sides once to Max, who comes free in front of the gate but casts down on Goretzka.

The Bayern professional throws the ball towards the upper tier.

2nd minute: Gündogan is blocked in the box.

The ManCity star goes strong into the penalty area.

1. Minute: It starts in Leipzig!

#NationsLeague Matchday!

⚽️🎉🙌 # GERUKR |

#PORFRA |

#SUIESP pic.twitter.com/V00nbbvd43

- UEFA.com DE (@UEFAcom_de) November 14, 2020

Germany - Ukraine in the live ticker: Joachim Löw calls for more "activity and dynamism"

Update, 8:35 p.m.: Löw

continues about a targeted victory against

“That is definitely the goal.

We know the Ukrainians.

But I didn't like the way we played back then.

More activity, more dynamism from behind.

We have to know what to do with possession, ”said the native of Baden.

Löw

on ex-Bayern and BVB star Mario Götze: “I was incredibly happy that he got off to such a good start - with goals.

You can feel that he has rediscovered his ease and joy of playing.

But you have to give him the time.

He hasn't played in a long, long time.

He has very, very good technique.

But now he wasn't an issue. "

Löw

on the

, who qualified as the third opponent of the

for the

on Thursday

: “Everyone caught up and developed.

The game was interesting because it was combat-oriented and there was so much at stake.

The Hungarians believed in the last five minutes that it would tip over.

Update, 8.30 p.m.: Joachim Löw

speaks on

.

“Yesterday there was a sense of uncertainty.

Of course, the players asked.

We said that we would wait and test today, ”said the national coach:“ There were negative tests yesterday and today, that gives us a good feeling.

Our doctor said that if there are negative tests the day before the game and on the day of the game itself, there is actually no risk. "

Update, 8:25 p.m.:

DFB manager Oliver Bierhoff is

on the microphone

at

.

“We found it difficult to estimate.

We fevered that there would be no more cases.

We discussed it in detail, "he says of the international match and the threat of cancellation:" According to scientific statements, the risk of transmission on the pitch is not high.

We also carried out two series of tests. "

Germany - Ukraine in the live ticker: Lineup - Philipp Max again as left winger

Update, 8:15 p.m.:

Gladbacher

and

(PSV Eindhoven)

are playing on the outside today

.

The former Augsburg was able to convince in the test against the Czechs as a left winger.

Quasi on the problem position of the

.

Update, 7:38 p.m.:

The

is there:

from

, who was subsequently nominated, is right in the starting line-up.

With Manuel Neuer, Leon Goretzka, Leroy Sané and Serge Gnabry, four other Munich players are in the starting line-up of national

.

Our starting XI today!

🇩🇪🇺🇦

1 Neuer (C)

2 Koch

4 Ginter

9 Werner

13 Max

15 Süle

16 Rüdiger

18 Goretzka

19 Sané

20 Gnabry

21 Gündogan #GERUKR #DieMannschaft pic.twitter.com/pYTAs7DMOo

- The Team (@DFB_Team) November 14, 2020

Update, 7:25 p.m.:

Is

from

in the starting line-up

today

?

For the record champions, the former Schalke is usually only a substitute, he is the top transfer.

He recently scored fine goals against FC Salzburg and BVB.

How does national

decide

today?

Germany - Ukraine in the live ticker: Ex-Dortmund Andrej Jarmolenko is out due to Corona

Update, 6:35 p.m.:

One of the

Ukrainian players infected

with

is the

.

The attacker and veteran will of course be missing from his team in Leipzig.

The

kick off in the

evening

, although the German opponent had five positive tests for the corona virus.

Further tests did not reveal any further positive cases within the Ukrainian delegation.

Of course,

the incubation period still has to be taken into account

with

.

Germany - Ukraine in the live ticker: fans and observers react irritated on social media

Update, 17:55:

With social media, there are the first reactions that the

despite the

in

takes place.

In a tweet from the

, a user wrote: “Please all boycott this game and don't watch it!

What a laughing stock! ”Another user commented using a clown emoji.

One user said: "Keep going until the ratings are below 100." The well-known ex-soccer presenter Rolf Fuhrmann (Sky) wrote on Twitter: "#GERUKR is a farce and cannot be beaten in terms of embarrassment."

#hellohello #GERUKR is a farce and cannot be beaten in terms of embarrassment

- Rolf Fuhrmann (@Hello_Rollo) November 14, 2020

Update, 5:35 p.m.:

Bayern are back.

For

are

, Leon Goretzka, Serge Gnabry and

for

encountered.

Neuer already posted an Instagram story from the final training.

, on the other hand, was nominated by national coach Joachim Löw.

Germany - Ukraine in the live ticker: DFB doctor expresses himself after corona cases

Update, 5:25 p.m.:

DFB team doctor Tim Meyer has spoken out.

He considers the

to be justifiable.

“We trust the health authorities who have worked thoroughly,” Meyer is quoted from the German Football Association (DFB) on Twitter: “During the game, the risk of infection is much lower than in the environment, which is easier to control.

In addition, the double negative test gives security, most recently even in the afternoon before the game. "

(2/2) "During the game, the risk of infection is much lower than in the environment, which is easier to control. In addition, the double negative test provides security, most recently even in the afternoon before the game."

- The Team (@DFB_Team) November 14, 2020

Germany - Ukraine in the live ticker: The international match in Leipzig takes place despite the corona alarm

Update from November 14th, 5 p.m.:

Despite several

with the opponent, the

in the

against

on Saturday evening

.

Around four hours before the scheduled kick-off at 8.45 p.m., the Ukrainian Association announced that all 35 tests ordered by players, coaches and supervisors on match day had yielded negative results.

The Leipzig health authorities had made further PCR tests a prerequisite for the game to be played.

This will be played in the

without spectators

.

Germany - Ukraine in the live ticker: Decision on Nations League duel made

Update from November 14th, 4.45 p.m.:

Now it is confirmed - the

will take place among the guests despite the Corona cases.

All

were negative, said the Football Association of Ukraine.

So nothing stands in the way of the kick-off at 8.45 p.m.

The DFB also confirms that it will be held in the Red Bull Arena.

ℹ️ The Nations League game #GERUKR 🇩🇪🇺🇦 takes place as planned.

More information: https://t.co/myPSo0vGdC pic.twitter.com/a4oYzWWTBa

- The Team (@DFB_Team) November 14, 2020

Update from November 14, 2:38 p.m.:

There is good news from the

camp.

All

are negative.

The focus is on the Ukraine quarter.

The results of the test series of the guests are expected around 3 p.m.

Update from November 14th, 12.41 p.m.:

There is still great confusion around what is happening in Leipzig.

As the dpa

wants to know

from a

, the next series of

for Ukrainians is not due until the afternoon.

This means that

a decision on whether to play the game

may not be made until

off.

After all, not all members of the delegation would have to be in

.

The city of Leipzig made sure that the five infected people did not have too close contact with the other passengers.

Update from November 14, 12:02 p.m.:

Now it should go much faster.

The new

are said to have been taken by the

in the morning.

According to

information, a statement from the authorities can be expected by 12.30 p.m.

A city

also told the

: "There will be a decision at noon."

Germany - Ukraine in the live ticker: the game is open to guests due to corona cases

Update from November 14th, 10:40 a.m.:

Regardless of a possible cancellation, the

the final preparation for the

as usual.

After

in the team hotel, the usual

on the program.

The first

is scheduled for lunchtime.

Then it should not be clear whether the kick-off in the

sound

in the evening

.

Because the next

is not due until 2 p.m.

Only then can a decision by

be expected.

Update from November 14th, 8.44 a.m.: It is

still

whether the

between Germany and Ukraine

today as planned

.

There are further assessments from the Leipzig

and

.

According to UEFA regulations, a game will be played if 13 players who tested negative are available.

Otherwise the encounter

.

Update from November 13, 7:51 p.m.:

The game between Germany and Ukraine may be on the brink - due to the corona alarm among Eastern Europeans.

Four players and a team manager from Ukraine tested positive for Corona, as the Ukrainian national coach

.

It should be ex-BVB star Andrej Jarmolenko, Viktor Tsigankow, Viktor Kowalenko and Sergej Sidorschuk as well as team manager Wadim Komardin.

The entire team will be tested again on Saturday, only then will UEFA and the Leipzig Health Department decide how to proceed.

The office is probably also checking whether the Ukrainians adhere to the corona requirements.

The German Football Association DFB has been informed about the cases.

Update from November 13th, 4.45 p.m.: Germany

is

under enormous pressure

before the game in the

against

.

Only with a win against the Eastern Europeans can the DFB-Elf make it to 1st place in the group on their own before the showdown against

on Tuesday

.

"I will clearly only have one goal in the team meetings: a victory on Saturday," said

emphatically before the penultimate international match of the year in Leipzig against Ukraine: "I'm not even talking about Spain yet." Ukraine, die Compared to the arduous 2-1 first leg win a month ago, the team is much better staffed is "very dangerous", warned the national coach: "We have to go to the limits and play with all intensity and passion."

The possible “final” of

winning

the group three days later in

is already in the minds of the players - especially since it could

bring about

a conciliatory end in the lost international match year 2020.

“The goal is to be first and then to contest the final four in order to win,” said former RB striker

confidently

on his return to

: “That would be a success that would weld the team together and move them forward . "

In addition to Werner, Löw can again rely on his Offenisv stars

and

against Ukraine

.

Also

shall accrue from the start.

Germany meets France, Portugal - and Hungary at the EM

Update from November 12th, 10.45 p.m.:

The last group opponent from

at the

next year has been determined.

It is

!

The Magyars qualified for a European championship for the fourth time with a dramatic 2-1 in the play-off against Iceland.

A mistake by Leipzig goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi on a Gylfi Sigurdsson free-kick left Hungary behind early.

But two late goals from Loic Nego (88th) and Dominik Szoboszlai (90th + 2) from RB Salzburg still secured the EM ticket.

The two-time vice world champion will face

in the third group match

in

on June 23

.

Before that, the DFB-Elf had

to deal

with

and

in Group F.

Germany - Ukraine in the live ticker: Löw under pressure - Bayern star surprisingly in the squad

First report on November 12th, 3 p.m .:

Leipzig - A good six months before the postponed

, Jogi Löw's team has

to master

the last two group games in the

*.

On Saturday it's up to Ukraine, which is tied with the DFB team in third place in the group of four.

With the 1-0 win over the Czech Republic on Wednesday, the national team regained their

, and Joachim Löw's team has now been

for

.

Germany - Ukraine in the live ticker: DFB-Elf with a changed squad compared to the test on Wednesday

However, caution is the top priority against a Ukrainian

, in which more than a dozen players with positive corona tests were missing,

the DFB-Elf

2-1 in October to the away win.

In the home game you want to show a different face.

Löw will also

be able to count

on his experienced

, who were given a break against the Czech Republic.

Compared to the test against the Czech Republic, in which

two debutants,

and

, were used, Löw will

back on experienced staff.

With the stars from

* such as Manuel Neuer, Serge Gnabry or Leroy Sané, the national coach * will

be able to plan

for the

.

Gladbach's Matthias Ginter and Premier League * legionary Timo Werner also got a break.

Somewhat surprisingly, Bayern defender

after his false-positive corona test and joins the team.

Niklas # Süle has been called up for the #NationsLeague games against Ukraine and Spain 🇺🇦🇪🇸

He will join up with the team on Thursday.

#The team pic.twitter.com/GHbPnJeUaH

- Germany (@DFB_Team_EN) November 12, 2020

Germany - Ukraine in the live ticker: game against Ukraine for Löw "preliminary"

Löw will ensure against Ukraine that - with the exception of the yellow-banned

- a possible

on the field.

“We now have two more games and then three more in March.

And then there is the nomination and preparation for the European Championship ", explained the national

and made it clear:" Of course, it's about playing. "

Löw describes the game against Ukraine as "decisive"; should his team win, it would be "in a good position".

Against the one point better Spaniards there would be a final for the group win.

DFB newcomer and ex-1860 player

, who is associated with Bayern *, is also confident of victory.

"We want to win against Ukraine - of course!" Said the

the friendly on Wednesday confidently.

(ajr)