DFB team with goal record group winner: “That was fun”

After the biggest victory since he took office, Julian Nagelsmann sent kisses to his girlfriend and his mother in the stands. There was a warm hug for the new German header monster Jamal Musiala. With fun and greed, the German national football team stormed to victory in the group and delighted their fans with another fantastic football festival in the last home game of the year.

It was “almost” perfect, said national coach Nagelsmann on RTL: “We played an incredibly greedy game.” You have to score seven goals against an opponent like that.

“Yeah, that was fun,” said Musiala. With his lightning header after just 80 seconds, the German team took the lead. “I have to look at the header again, but I was really proud,” said Musiala: “The others were easy, it was a real header this time.”

Tim Kleindienst (23rd minute) with his first international goal and Kai Havertz (37th) made things clear in the first half of the 7-0 (3-0) win against Bosnia-Herzegovina. Florian Wirtz (50th and 57th) with a brace, Leroy Sané (67th) and again Kleindienst (79th) made the biggest German victory in the Nations League in a euphoric football in the sold-out Europa Park Stadium in Freiburg with 28,143 spectators -Evening perfect. The last time Germany won higher was three years ago under Hansi Flick when they beat Liechtenstein 9-0.

Matthäus: One of the best games by a German team

But record national player Lothar Matthäus also raved as an RTL expert: “That was one of the best games I’ve ever seen from the German national team.” Nagelsmann’s reaction to this: “I’m glad we entertained you.”

Even before the trip to Budapest for the final group game against Hungary on Tuesday, the group victory in the UEFA competition that Nagelsmann had declared as a goal was confidently completed. The positive effect of first place: In the quarter-finals in March, captain Joshua Kimmich and Co. are spared knockout duels against European champions Spain or Portugal for Cristiano Ronaldo. Nagelsmann will find out next Friday who the last opponent will be on the way to the finals in June.

However, the national team doesn’t have to fear any opponents in this form anyway. The overwhelmed A-League relegated Bosnia-Herzegovina under coach Sergej Barbarez felt this mercilessly. After the lesson in fun football, Nagelsmann replaced a quartet around Musiala and Wirtz after almost 60 minutes to rest the game. There was no break in the German game.

First fog, then celebration: goal after 80 seconds

He must have at least hoped that Nagelmann was able to celebrate the DFB team’s first goal after less than two minutes. The thick fog in Freiburg had almost completely cleared. So the fans have a clear view of Musiala’s famous header.

The ball landed at Kimmich over several stops. The Bayern professional, who caught up with Berti Vogts with his 96th international match, crossed into the middle for his Munich club colleague. And he didn’t need to be asked: Musiala rose into the air and spectacularly headed the ball into the goal from eight or nine meters. Only 1:20 minutes were played.

Being satisfied with the early lead does not fit into the direction of the team under Nagelsmann. From Kleindienst to Havertz, Wirtz, who recovered from an infection in time, and the highly gifted fun footballer Musiala to the defense, the DFB team remained wide awake and hungry.

Bosnia-Herzegovina, who suffered their sixth defeat in their seventh game under former Bundesliga professional Barbarez and only managed a draw, didn’t make things easy for the hosts, at least tactically. The guests retreated far into their own half. Stuttgart attacker Ermedin Demirovic, who replaced captain Edin Dzeko, who was surprisingly relegated to the bench, was practically unable to distinguish himself offensively.

Havertz’s first goal from the game since the beginning of June

But Gladbach’s small service. After the Bosnians tried to defend, the ball landed at Robert Andrich. Kleindienst gave his shot another change of direction with a small but subtle touch – right into the goal.

Havertz three times, Musiala once, despite the visitors’ defensive tactics, the German team continued to create chances diligently. The fact that in one of the few opposing attacks, goalkeeper Oliver Baumann effortlessly held on to a shot from Nail Omerovic (34th) at his old place of work and brilliantly parried against Holstein Kiel’s Armin Gigovic shortly before half-time was fitting for the German football gala.

Especially when Havertz also scored. A wonderful combination arose. For Havertz, after three penalty hits, it was the first goal from the game in the DFB jersey since June 7th in the 2-1 European Championship test against Greece. Wirtz didn’t want to miss out either and scored a few minutes after the break. Guest keeper Nikola Vasilj from FC St. Pauli didn’t look good when the free kick was taken – especially since he had recently conceded a similar goal from Musiala in the league.

Matthäus verdict: “German team plays dream football”

Wirtz increased the score with a goal before he and Musiala were replaced to applause and received by a visibly pleased Nagelsmann on the sidelines. In his first international match since the European Championship exit, Sané was there just a few minutes after coming on for Musiala before Kleindienst scored again.