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Manuel Neuer, goal:
conjured up the shot from Renato Sanches - and was lucky that the cracker did not land in the goal for a 3: 4 goal, but on the post.
Otherwise the evening against European champions Portugal could have been stressful again.
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Antonio Rüdiger, defense:
He is not yet the new Jérôme Boateng, but he will certainly play in defense.
But opening the game with a long ball is still too rare.
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Mats Hummels, defense (up to 63rd minute):
Had no problems with the Portuguese, who were far too harmless overall.
The veteran was replaced by Löw, probably to spare him.
Only then did the DFB-Elf concede the second goal that evening.
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Emre Can, defense (from 63rd minute):
Came in and replaced Hummels as the central man in the defense.
And shortly afterwards the goal fell to 2: 4.
You can call that unhappy.
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Matthias Ginter, defense:
The defender played Matthias Ginter football, solidly, inconspicuously.
You could rely on him.
What more do you want?
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Joshua Kimmich, midfield:
He doesn't want to play on the right wing, but he has to because the coach thought it up.
And Kimmich works his way into the task.
His long ball on Gosens initiated the 1: 1, his sharp cross the own goal to 2: 1.
Left the pitch much happier than against France.
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Toni Kroos, midfield:
The ball distributor ensured order in midfield, sometimes helped out in defense and ran a lot for his circumstances.
For some critics, complaining about Kroos is simply part of it.
But this time there was nothing to complain about.
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Ilkay Gündoğan, midfield (up to 73rd minute):
He got some balls in midfield, but then the noble technician failed to make the game fast.
You want more impact.
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Niklas Süle, defense (from the 73rd minute; archive photo):
Looks impressive when he, 1.95 meters tall, with Rüdiger, 1.90 meters, is in the center of the defense chain.
Two giants.
Löw could also think about this variant in other games.
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10/17
Robin Gosens, midfield (up to 62nd minute):
Wasn't overlooked as a play-off this time.
In the 0: 1 of the Portuguese, he had moved up too far without defensive protection.
His first mistake in the game was brutally punished.
Then he hung up for 1: 1, regained his self-confidence, hung up for 3: 1, scored the 4: 1 with his head, and you can say: He could be a discovery at this European Championship.
Man of the match, after all, the 26-year-old has already become.
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Marcel Halstenberg, midfield (from the 62nd minute):
Didn't do anything wrong, but couldn't replace Gosens.
That evening, however, was also very difficult.
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Thomas Müller, Attack:
Too often he still lacks a connection to the game.
Always present, but too seldom with ideas or actions that lead to something.
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Kai Havertz, attack (up to 73rd minute):
Everything is so far right when a goal pops out at the end.
But one would want more commitment from him.
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Leon Goretzka, midfield (from the 73rd minute):
He was allowed to play for the next tasks, immediately had a strong offensive action and could be the alternative for Gündoğan.
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Serge Gnabry, attack (up to 87th minute):
Again, often faster and more nimble than his opponents.
But he doesn't make enough of the spaces he creates with his dribbles and sprints.
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Leroy Sané, attack (from the 87th minute):
Now has to be careful that he catches up, otherwise this EM will pass him.
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Joachim Löw, national coach:
He is doing his thing, compared to the France game, he had sent his team onto the pitch unchanged.
Portugal was the right sparring partner so that his team could get used to it.
Photo: Christian Charisius / dpa
