With all eyes falling on Munich on Friday night, Germany opened this summer’s European Championships with a thumping 5-1 victory against a sorry Scotland.
The tone was set in an electric Allianz Arena after just 10 minutes as Bayern Leverkusen ace Florian Wirtz waltzed on to the ball to steer in the opener.
Jamal Musiala’s ferocious strike almost punctured Angus Gunn’s net, as well as the hearts of the mass of stunned Scots behind the goal, just nine minutes later.
With the flood gates firmly open from the start, Kai Havertz slammed in the third from the penalty spot with Ryan Porteous’ red card leaving Scotland with the tallest of mountains to climb.
With a huge gulf in class from the opening whistle, Julian Nagelsmann’s men didn’t take their foot of the accelerator after returning from the half-time break as second-half substitutes Niclas Fullkrug and Emre Can also pounced on Scotland’s defensive horror show.
While the Tartan Army might have left Munich with the most minor of consolation goals as ex-Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger unfortunately turned into his own net, Scotland face serious questions following on from one of the most disappointing nights in their major tournament history.
On a night when Germany officially opened EURO 24 with a rampant performance on home soil, we have taken a look at the main talking points.
Germany pass their opening test with flying colours
Enduring another World Cup nightmare out in Qatar 18 months ago as they failed to progress out of the group stage, Germany have a huge amount of pressure on their shoulders this summer.
Automatically booking their spot at EURO 24 as the host nation, there has been plenty of scrutiny over the past 12 months over just how far the European giants have progressed under the guidance of Nagelsmann.
Making a pair of pre-tournament statements during March’s international break as they secured respective victories against Holland and France, the former RB…
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Author : Tom Dunstan
Publish date : 2024-06-15 12:33:41
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