Musiala scored in three games
In the first two games of the 1/8 finals of the European Cup, Switzerland 2-0 Italy was indeed a bit cold, and Germany's 2-0 Denmark game was not easy, because the opponent's goal early in the second half was blown offside, and if the host conceded early, it could also repeat the mistake of Italy. Because the team conceded a goal in the final round of the group stage, substitute Phil Krueger scored the goal in stoppage time. The pressure on the hosts of the knockout round is even greater, and if they fall behind by one goal in the second half, even if they equalize at the end, it will go to extra time or even a penalty shootout, which is not good for Germany.
Two goals were blown offside in this game, so the so-called claim that Germany profited because of the referee is also a bit far-fetched. In Germany's opening corner kick opportunity, Schlotterbeck's header made a contribution, and the referee ruled that Kimmich's foul was invalid for the first goal, in fact, from the slow-motion replay, this penalty was also a little too harsh. The game was then interrupted for 25 minutes due to a thunderstorm, an unexpected situation that also tested the resilience of the players on both sides. However, after the resumption of the first half, the Danish team was very sharp on several occasions, but fortunately, the German goalkeeper and the defensive line frequently defused the crisis, in fact, Germany was very passive during this time.
Switzerland's goal in the 50th minute was the result of a scuffling battle in the box, with Anderson's goal ruled offside, and a slow-motion replay showing just one toe of offside was too accurate. There are a lot of offside goals like this in this tournament, and most people think it's a pity that such a decision has invalidated a lot of good balls. However, looking at the fact that many referees are unable to continue to enforce the knockout rounds after the group stage, I also understand that the current major events have very strict requirements for the referee team.
Antonio Rudiger was the best in the game
Kai Havertz scored the penalty spot-kick
Germany's goal came in the 53rd minute, when Raum's cross caused a handball in the Anderson box, Havertz took the lead, and the hosts were lucky because Anderson sent a penalty shortly after the goal was whistled, and the handball was switched in just three minutes.
Germany's second goal came in the 68th minute when Schlotterbeck's long pass from the back gave Musiala a one-on-one chance, and the latter was also a big-hearted player who scored the ball in front of the goalkeeper. Musiala scored the crucial second goal in the first round of the tournament, with Kai Havertz providing the assist. In the second round, Germany beat Hungary Musiala 2-0 to help the team take the lead, and this time it was Gundogan who provided the assist. It is worth mentioning the second goal in which Musiala was also involved.
Musiala has been a key player in three of the four games in the European Championship, and such a big man can indeed give the team more and will face the tough defence of the opponents who follow. Musiala (21 years and 124 days) became Germany's youngest goalscorer in the knockout stages of the European Championships, surpassing the previous record held by Dieter Müller against Yugoslavia on 17 June 1976 (22 years and 77 days). Musiala started the game and played 81 minutes of the game, scoring with 2 shots and 1 shot on target, with a pass success rate of 85%, 2 successful dribbles out of 7 times, 6 successful duels out of 13, 14 lost possession, 4 fouls, and scored 7.1 points.
In the 91st minute of the game, Neuer launched an attack with a big foot, and Wirtz passed the goalkeeper and scored an empty goal, but the goal was also blown offside and the first goal was invalidated. The next round of 8 in Germany will be against Spain against the winner of Georgia, the Matadors won three consecutive wins in the group stage and conceded 0 goals to enter the knockout round, and the German-Spanish battle is indeed what fans are looking forward to, and tomorrow morning it will be up to the dark horse to stop Spain.