June 29 – This is what knockout football is all about. A pulsating encounter saw hosts Germany battle their into the quarterfinals of Euro 2024 as they overcame not only a Denmark side who gave everything but also a violent first-half monsoon that caused a 20-minute suspension.
Two second-half goals, including a somewhat fortuitous penalty, were enough to see off opponents who displayed their trademark teamwork but simply couldn’t muster enough cutting edge in the final third.
During the club season, the home of Borussia Dortmund is famous for the so-called Yellow Wall. Tonight yellow was replaced by a sea of white .
Germany made three changes, David Raum and Nico Schlotterbeck coming in at fullback for Maximilian Mittelstädt and the suspended Jonathan Tah, while Leroy Sané replaced Florian Wirtz, one of the golden boys of the new revolution, in attack with Nagelsman saying he wanted the former Manchester City man to use his pace.
Denmark made two changes of their own, Andreas Skov Olsen and Thomas Delaney replacing Jonas Wind and the suspended Morten Hjulmand but crucially for the Danes, Christian Eriksen recovered from illness to keep his place in midfield while Rasmus Højlund held on to his shirt, despite not yet finding the net in the group stage.
Jamal Musiala was a constat threat
Every Danish fan of a certain age will remember what happened 32 years ago when their country stunned Germany 2-0 in the final of Euro 92 to become the most unlikely of champions, perhaps with the exception of Greece in 2004.
Not this time even though they certainly made the hosts work for the victory amidst a cauldron of noise on steamy, humid evening.
Denmark boss Kasper Hjulmand had a special reason for doing well at Dortmund’s Westfalenstadion. He was sacked as Mainz manager, after just 24 games in charge, after a 4-2 Bundesliga loss at the very same stadium in February 2015.
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Author : Paul Nicholson
Publish date : 2024-06-29 21:41:45
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