In the early morning of June 30, Beijing time, the 1/8 finals of the European Cup were in full swing, and the host Germany played Denmark at home. In the other 1/8 final that just ended, Switzerland defeated the defending champion Italy 2-0 and became the first team to advance to the top 8, giving fans a big surprise.
Before the game, Germany coach Nagelsmann made changes to the starting lineup, and the main central defender Ta was suspended due to accumulated yellow cards, and Schlotterbeck replaced him; At left-back, Nashuai was replaced by Raum, who was more physical, and similarly, Sane, who was more physically superior, replaced the thinner Wirtz.
The German team is currently ranked 16th in FIFA, and has performed well in the group stage of this European Cup, scoring 8 goals in 3 group games, 2 wins and 1 draw, and the offensive firepower is very ferocious, Musiala and Phil Krueger scored two goals respectively, especially Phil Kruger, who can always score key goals in the limited playing time.
Denmark are currently 21st in the FIFA table, drawing all three group games and qualifying for the round of 16 as second in Group C.
After the opening of the game, the German team's offensive was fierce, only 4 minutes, Germany created a good opportunity, Kroos left corner cross, Schlotterbeck jumped high for the first time, header scored, but before Germany celebrated, VAR intervened, the referee blew the goal before the German player fouled, Germany rejoiced, after many replays and foul statistics, the ball should be Kimmich blocking the foul, this ball is a bit like a basketball block.
In the 7th minute, Kimmich shot from the right side of the penalty area, and the ball was knocked out by Schmeichel with a single punch.
In the 8th minute, Kroos's corner kick was crossed to the back post, Schlotterbeck's header was crossed, but the ball went straight to the far corner of the goal, and Schmeichel flew to save the ball.
In the 10th minute, Rudiger picked up a cross into the box, Havertz received the ball and volleyed it over, and Schmeichel saved the ball again.
In the 21st minute, Denmark played an efficient counterattack, Anderson's long pass from the back field directly penetrated the German midfield and backline, Eriksen stopped the ball in the world, and the goalkeeper was blocked by the chasing Rudiger with long legs.
In the 24th minute, Eriksen split the ball in front of the penalty area, Mailer cut in from a tight angle, and the ball slid out.
In the 35th minute, there was a thunderstorm outside the stadium, and the referee suspended the game.
In the 37th minute of the timeout, Germany won a set-piece in front, Kroos sent it quickly, Raum crossed from the left, Havertz flew high and headed the goal, but the top was saved by Schmeichel again.
In the 42nd minute, Schlotterbeck made a mistake in his own penalty area, and Hojlen volleyed from a small angle after breaking the ball and hit the side netting.
In the 45th minute, Denmark almost scored the first goal, Musiala's pass in the middle was broken, Denmark made a simple pass to quickly advance the ball to the front, Delaney went straight into the 2 penalty area, and Hojlen was saved by Neuer alone.
First half ended, Germany 0-0 Denmark. Half-time stats comparison (Germany in front)
Shots: 8-6; Shots on target: 5-1; Corners 5-1; Great chance 1-1; Save 1-5.
In the first half, both teams were fast-paced, and although they did not score, they played very well, with Germany playing a clear style, combining wide and passing, but Havertz was active but did not play the role of a high striker, and Musiala was a little out of form in the first half, and several dribbles were intercepted.
Denmark played an efficient counter-attack in the first half, passing the ball forward with three or two feet, creating a considerable threat to Germany.
In the 48th minute of the second half, Denmark crossed from a set-piece in front, there was chaos in the German team's penalty area, and Anderson got the ball in the crowd and shot with his feet. VAR scored a brace.
In the 50th minute, Denmark and Anderson fell from heaven to hell, Raum crossed from the left, hit Anderson's hand and changed direction twice, VAR entered again, the referee punished Denmark, Havertz scored a penalty, Germany 1-0 Denmark.
In the 58th minute, Germany played a quick counterattack, Havertz received a direct pass from a teammate just after half-time, and performed a world-class lead pass, a world-class high-speed advance, but the final shot was at the national football level, and in the face of the goalkeeper's block, his volley slid out.
In the 63rd minute, Sane performed another national football-level shot for everyone, Havertz turned around the defense in the penalty area, divided the ball in the middle, Sane followed up with a push shot, and missed...... This ball is a bit spicy to the eye.
In the 68th minute, the German team scored again! After more than 10 passes in the midfield, Musiala took the ball on the left side to form a single knife, facing Schmeichel, Musiala steadily pushed and hit, teaching his teammates what is a world-class goal, Germany 2-0 Denmark.
After taking a two-goal lead, Germany set up a back three formation, and the defense was very successful, Denmark could not play a counterattack, the ability to attack the position was slightly insufficient, and there was no threatening attack.
In the 91st minute, Neuer counterattacked with a long pass in the backfield, Phil Krueger received the ball and made a Wirtz, who burst into the penalty area and crossed the goalkeeper to pick up the goal, but VAR, in the second intervention, Wirtz was offside before, and the goal was invalid, and the VAR scored a hat trick in this game, and three goals were blown invalid;
In the end, Denmark still didn't have a good chance and Germany won 2-0. Advance to the last eight, where they will face the winner of Spain and Georgia in their next match.
Denmark lost this game but played not ugly, although Germany won, but there are still some problems, in the position of central defender, once Ta and Rudiger are suspended, replacing their central defenders is a little unstable, but their midfield firepower is ferocious, can make up for the lack of backline.
At present, the German team Musiala and Kai Havertz have scored three goals, and Phil Kruger's two goals are at the top of the scorer list.