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By: Alexander Kaindl
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Germany celebrates a 2-0 win over France – and delivers a strong performance in the away game.
The ticker to read
France vs. Germany 0:2 (0:1)
France against Germany: Double DFB lightning start
Wirtz's dream goal after eight seconds: Germany got off to a perfect start
The highlights can be read in the ticker
FINAL WHISTLE: And that’s it! Germany wins 2-0 in France. All in all, the victory was completely okay, the DFB selection was clearly superior, especially in the second round. The can openers: Florian Wirtz's eight-second hammer at the start of the game and Kai Havertz's 2-0 goal shortly after the restart. The delicate flame of EM euphoria – it burns! Also because national coach Julian Nagelsmann's plan is working.
France vs. Germany 0:2 (0:1)
Lineup France: |
Samba – Koundé (61. Clauss), Upamecano, Pavard, L. Hernandez (61. T. Hernandez) – Tchouaméni (74. Fofana), Zaire-Emery (61. Camavinga), Rabiot – Dembélé (83. Kolo Muani), Thuram (61. Giroud), Mbappé |
Lineup Germany: |
ter Stegen – Kimmich, Tah, Rüdiger, Mittelstädt – Kroos, Andrich – Wirtz (72nd Führich), Gündogan (72nd Müller), Musiala (80th Undav) – Havertz (80th Füllkrug) |
Gates: |
0:1 Wirtz (1st), 0:2 Havertz (49th) |
90th minute +1:
Giroud again!
But his artistic attempt goes wrong.
89th minute:
Germany's best leaves: Kroos is off work, Anton makes his DFB debut.
87th minute:
Mittelstädt's own goal!
Rüdiger clears at the last moment and the ball hits the crossbar - but it was probably offside beforehand.
85th minute:
Can the Germans score their third goal here?
After a strong second half, it would definitely be deserved.
83rd minute:
France changes: Kolo Muani comes on for Dembélé.
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81st minute:
Double chance for Germany!
Führich first sets up for Müller and then for Undav, Samba is on the post twice.
There is a corner – Füllkrug heads over it.
Undav is coming: Stuttgarter celebrates DFB debut
80th minute:
Double substitution for Germany: Füllkrug comes on for Havertz, Undav replaces Musiala.
It is the DFB debut for the Stuttgart player.
79th minute:
That would have been it!
Mittelstädt breaks through on the left and takes off.
Samba brilliantly parries the shot at the far corner.
78th minute:
Outstanding pass from ter Stegen to Mittelstädt, who is now becoming more and more confident.
Germany is driving the game again.
77th minute:
Müller doesn't get into the game well, he makes an unfortunate figure for the third time and the ball is gone.
76th minute:
Superstar Kylian Mbappé is currently completely logged out.
Andrich makes his life difficult.
75th minute:
Next finish Andrich!
Deflected, there is a corner.
After this, Führich shoots, but Samba is there.
74th minute:
Good advance from Mittelstädt, Rabiot can only stop it with a foul - yellow.
France changes immediately afterwards, Tchouaméni is off work.
Fofana is coming.
72nd minute:
Germany changes: Führich and Müller come on for Wirtz and Gündogan.
Müller takes over Gündogan's captain's armband.
70th minute:
Kimmich crosses to Havertz, but his header doesn't find the target.
At least there is still a corner for Germany.
68th minute:
Andrich knocks down Mbappé, then things get rough for a moment.
Both see yellow.
67th minute:
France comes down the right again, but Kroos quickly stamps out the fire.
65th minute:
Germany is close to 3-0, there is a surprising amount of space on offense.
France is always one step too late.
64th minute:
The DFB team is now becoming increasingly confident with the two-goal lead.
Toni Kroos directs his colleagues.
Its impact is clearly noticeable.
Quadruple change for France
61st minute:
Nagelsmann receives a yellow card for complaining.
And France changes four times: Clauss for Koundé, Theo for Lucas Hernandez, Giroud for Thuram and Camavinga for Zaire-Emery.
60th minute:
France takes risks, which always gives the Germans space.
Havertz and Musiala were already in promising situations.
58th minute:
Nagelsmann won't like that: Gündogan loses the ball in his own half, as a result of which Tchouaméni finishes.
The ball goes past, but such mistakes can be quickly punished.
On the other hand, Andrich tries it from a distance – just over.
57th minute:
Long period of possession for Germany - and the French crowd gives the first whistles against their own team.
This was not how we had imagined this evening here.
55th minute:
Then Dembélé appears in the other box, but his shot goes wide.
There was perhaps even more in it for the French.
53rd minute:
Free kick for Germany.
France first clears, then Dembélé tries a tunnel against Wirtz in his own box - and of course fails.
But the DFB team cannot capitalize on this.
51st minute:
Germany here with the double lightning start: first eight seconds, then 185 to the goal - you couldn't start the two halves of the game better.
France against Germany now in the live ticker: Double DFB lightning start
49th minute: GOAL FOR GERMANY: GOAL SCORES: KAI HAVERTZ. Germany gets off to a lightning start again! Dream pass from Wirtz to Musiala, the Bayern star dribbles past France goalkeeper Samba and then passes in the middle to the incoming Havertz - 2-0, strong move!
Kai Havertz makes it 2-0 – and celebrates with Jamal Musiala providing the assist.
© Eibner / Imago
48th minute:
Leverkusen's Robert Andrich does exactly what national coach Julian Nagelsmann expects of him: physical style of play, always looking for a duel.
47th minute:
Germany goes forward again: Wirtz finds Havertz - but the Londoner misses.
46th minute:
It continues in Lyon.
BREAK: And half time! Germany leads 1-0 here thanks to Florian Wirtz's lightning goal. But after that it was almost all France - there would be another 45 long minutes here in Lyon.
45th minute:
By the way: The stadium in Lyon is far from sold out.
A number of places are unoccupied.
41st minute:
It's almost a break.
Germany survived the furious French attacks unscathed.
Is there anything else going on before the break?
39th minute:
Long period of possession for Germany: This is good for the DFB team after the constant express attacks from Dembélé and Mbappé.
Then Kimmich finishes – but no threat to France keeper Samba.
France was always dangerous on the wings
35th minute:
Then there is fire again in the German penalty area: ter Stegen parries a shot from Dembélé, the subsequent header from Koundé is cleared.
In return, Kai Havertz shows up – France defends at the last moment.
Germany is getting better again.
33rd minute:
Germany gets a little more of the game again.
31st minute:
Germany is once again moving forward and things immediately become dangerous: Great pass from Kimmich, Musiala's shot is blocked for a corner.
29th minute:
Germany can hardly free itself.
Next free kick for France.
27th minute:
Mittelstädt keeps losing out on its left side.
It's the expected difficult debut.
25th minute:
That has to be 1:1!
After Hernandez's template, Mbappé comes through on the left and runs towards Ter Stegen.
The Parisian tries a lob, but Ter Stegen smelled the roast.
He stands there for a long time and then easily fishes the ball out of the air with one hand.
Strong!
24th minute:
Rabiot with his head – but over it.
Germany is currently under massive pressure.
Seconds later, Rüdiger saves from Thuram.
ter Stegen with a strong save against Mbappé
22nd minute:
Mbappé!
France now with more force.
The superstar takes a shot in the penalty area, but doesn't hit the ball correctly.
Previously, debutant Maximilian Mittelstädt looked bad twice - Ousmane Dembélé had screwed him over twice.
Just a few moments later, the Stuttgart player can only help himself with a foul against the former Dortmund player.
20th minute:
France is getting better and now comes to its first conclusion: But ex-Gladbacher Thurm's attempt is harmless.
17th minute:
Mbappé again, but Kimmich, Tah and Andrich stop him in combination.
14th minute:
France's prodigy Zaire-Emery puts Kroos 30 meters in front of the Équipe Tricolore goal.
Free kick for Germany, but Kroos' cross is cleared.
12th minute:
France gets better, but Kimmich stops an advance from Mbappé.
Meanwhile, Wirtz is limping slightly.
10th minute:
Kroos cleans up!
The returnee stands in the way of the French twice.
It's unbelievable how much security the 2014 world champion gives the German team here in the first ten minutes - in addition to his lightning assist for Wirtz.
9th minute:
France is now trying to take control.
The German defense is stable, but Musiala and Wirtz move very variably up front.
Julian Nagelsmann's loud announcements from the sidelines can be clearly heard.
There's fire in here.
5th minute:
We have to collect ourselves after this turbo start and the French don't know at all what just happened.
Germany is at work here with incredible euphoria.
France against Germany now in the live ticker: Wirtz's dream goal after eight seconds
1st minute: GOAL FOR GERMANY: GOAL SCORES: FLORIAN WIRTZ. What's going on here? Germany immediately took the lead, was that perhaps the fastest international goal in history? Immediately after the kick-off, Kroos plays to Wirtz, who prepares the ball and drives it into the net from over 20 meters. Craziness. An absolute dream goal.
Florian Wirtz celebrates his dream goal against France.
© ActionPictures / Imago
KICK-OFF
Update from March 23rd, 8:58 p.m.:
Immediately before kick-off there will be a minute's silence for the deceased DFB legends Franz Beckenbauer and Andreas Brehme.
Update from March 23rd, 8:55 p.m.:
The teams are on the field, the national anthems are playing.
Goosebumps atmosphere here in Lyon!
Update from March 23rd, 8:40 p.m.:
It starts here in 20 minutes.
Before the game, Julian Nagelsmann said on ZDF that he recently had to have one of the “most unpleasant conversations” when he announced to goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen that he would only be number two at the European Championships.
Today the Barcelona keeper is in goal because Manuel Neuer is out injured.
Update from March 23rd, 8:19 p.m.:
Nagelsmann's framework is in place - including for his European Championship team.
Of today's starting eleven, seven (actually eight with Manuel Neuer in goal) positions are already safe: Kimmich, Tah, Rüdiger, Kroos, Musiala, Gündogan and Wirtz are considered seeded.
Only the positions of left-back, second central midfielder and striker are currently open.
Today Maximilian Mittelstädt, Robert Andrich and Kai Havertz get their chance.
There are well-known alternatives with David Raum, Pascal Groß and Niclas Füllkrug.
France vs. Germany live today: Nagelsmann reveals the lineup puzzle
Update from March 23rd, 8:05 p.m.:
The French line-up is now official.
Didier Deschamps has one or two surprises up his sleeve: Samba – Koundé, Upamecano, Pavard, L. Hernandez – Tchouaméni, Zaire-Emery, Rabiot – Dembélé, Thuram, Mbappé.
Update from March 23rd, 7:52 p.m.:
Julian Nagelsmann has solved the mystery about his line-up against France.
The DFB starting eleven looks like this: ter Stegen – Kimmich, Tah, Rüdiger, Mittelstädt – Kroos, Andrich – Wirtz, Gündogan, Musiala – Havertz
Update from March 23rd, 6:49 p.m.:
The tension is rising: in around two hours the teams will take to the pitch here in Lyon.
France and Germany are expected to line up around 8 p.m.
Who does national coach Julian Nagelsmann trust this evening?
First report from March 23rd, 4:44 p.m.:
Lyon – France against Germany – a classic.
The two big football nations will face each other again on Saturday evening (from 9 p.m.).
The most recent meeting was just six months ago.
At that time, the DFB team with Rudi Völler as interim national coach won 2-1.
France against Germany today in the live ticker: discussions before the DFB game
A lot has happened since then.
The past week alone has been enough for a number of headlines - once again football wasn't the focus.
First, the pink and purple away jerseys of the German national team caused discussions.
Then the supplier change from Adidas to Nike.
The DFB had to listen to a lot from the fans and even some politicians.
The fact that the traditional German company, which had linked generations of players and fans to the DFB, will be replaced by a US manufacturer from 2027 was not well received.
Although the deal, which is supposed to bring 100 million euros into the cash-strapped football association's coffers per year (currently only half), there is absolutely no alternative from an economic perspective.
Germany demanded in France: inspiring football as the top mission
With all the discussions, some supporters may now feel reminded of the 2022 World Cup, three months before the start of the European Football Championship in Germany.
Back then it was hardly about the sport - in the end they were embarrassingly eliminated in the group phase.
Of course, you want to avoid such a scenario at a big tournament in your own country.
Above all, this requires inspiring football - and ideally in the March international matches against France and the Netherlands (Tuesday).
Julian Nagelsmann wants to make an impression with the DFB team in France.
© Eibner / Imago
Nagelsmann newcomers to the DFB team: Who can recommend themselves for the European Championship?
So: focus on sport.
How will national coach Julian Nagelsmann line up the DFB team against France?
His framework, including for the European Championships, has long been in place.
Therefore, there should be hardly any surprises in the starting line-up on Saturday evening in Lyon.
Nagelsmann had called up six newcomers, four are left: The Stuttgart block of Deniz Undav, Maximilian Mittelstädt, who will start on the left alongside the new regular central defense of Jonathan Tah and Antonio Rüdiger, and Waldemar Anton, plus Maximilian Beier from Hoffenheim.
Less than three months before the European Championship opener against Scotland (June 14th), this is a surprising amount of “breath of fresh air,” as Nagelsmann calls it.
“Someone has to be the first to trust you,” he said, “if we don't have courage, everything will always stay as it is.” We're excited to see how brave the DFB team will be in France and accompany them the game here in our live ticker.
You can find out how and where you can watch the game live on TV and stream here.
(akl)