In the just-concluded European Cup 1/8 finals, the German team, which has not performed well in recent World Series, showed the heritage of the old strong team after the start of the 2024 European Cup, with the identity of the host, achieved a record of 2 wins and 1 loss in the group stage, and advanced to the knockout round with the first place in the group, and the German team faced Denmark in the 1/8 finals, the Danish team was the top four team in the last European Cup, and in the previous 5 direct dialogues with the German team, both sides had a record of 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss. However, in today's game, the Germans defeated Denmark 2-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals by virtue of their home advantage.
The referee whistled the game began, the white jersey on the field is the host German team, the red jersey is the Danish team, after the game started, the two teams began to attack on the field, in the 4th minute Schlotterbeck took advantage of the opportunity of a corner kick to head the goal, but unfortunately the foul was first, and the goal was resolutely canceled by the referee. Next, the Danish goalkeeper played a very magical role, facing the heavy artillery attack of the German team Kimmich, Havertz's volley and Schlotterbeck and Andrich's header goal, all of which were bravely blocked by goalkeeper Schmeichel Jr. Denmark relied on Schmeichel's excellent performance to make Germany's attacks useless again and again. Just when the German team attacked wave after wave. There was an unforeseen storm and a thunderstorm on the spot, so the referee stopped the game and gave the Danish team a chance to breathe. After the restart, Schmeichel was still in great form, and in the 36th minute, Havertz's close-range header was still unable to break Schmeichel's ten fingers. In the 41st minute, the Danish team successfully broke through to the penalty area with the ball, and the shot was blocked by the defender on the sideline. At halftime, the two sides exchanged white rolls and shook hands!
The Danish goalkeeper played magically.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, the game just started, the Danish team won a set-piece, the Danish team took advantage of a rare opportunity to take the lead in breaking the German team's goal, but the referee reviewed the VAR under the video referee's prompt, and determined that the offside was invalid in the first goal, and the German team escaped, Anderson, who had just scored in the 50th minute, accidentally fouled the handball in the penalty area, and the referee decisively awarded the German team a penalty, Havertz took the penalty overnight, and the German team at home took a 1-0 lead. In the 54th minute, the Danes counterattacked quickly, and a powerful volley from the edge of the box was confiscated by the goalkeeper. In the 59th minute, Havertz received a wonderful pass from his teammates and got a single chance, but in the face of the attacking goalkeeper, Havertz's pick shot failed to hit the range of the goal frame, did not extend the lead, and disappointed the fans. In the 67th minute, Denmark won a corner kick, the ball was passed into the penalty area and cleared by the defender's header. In the 69th minute, Musiala received a long pass from his teammates at the back and pushed it to help Germany take a 2-0 lead and extend its advantage to two goals. The Danish team, which was lagging behind, made personnel adjustments and strengthened the attack. However, the German defence looked helpless. In the 78th minute, Germany's free-kick went over the crossbar. In the 84th minute, Denmark won a free kick in front of the field and shot straight wide. In stoppage time, both sides had shots on goal and were cleared by defenders. At the end of the game, Germany had the last laugh 2-0.
Throughout the game, the German team was bound to win, and all the statistics were superior. Especially the shots. Fortunately, the Danish goalkeeper played a magical role and defused the danger many times. It's a pity that there is a gap in strength. In the end, Germany's penalty knocked on the Danish goal. Germany won 2-0.