Robin Gosens (almost) twisted Portugal on his own on Saturday. – CHRISTOF STACHE / POOL / AFP
From our special correspondent at the Allianz Arena,
At the foot of the wall after its inaugural defeat against the France team, the Mannschaft regaled its public and completely revived in this Euro after its victory (4-2), clean and clear, against a Seleção too much crumbly behind. To be honest, we took a phenomenal foot in front of what is, for the moment, the sexiest match of this start of Euro. And too bad if this result does not necessarily do the business of the Blues, who will have to avoid missing out next Wednesday in Budapest against the Portuguese certainly revenge.
Germany is sexy, but Germany is cold. Beaten by the Blues in this same stadium in Munich, the Germans probably did not need to know the poor result of the France team against Hungary, a few hours earlier, on Saturday, to find reasons for motivation before to face Portugal. Nevertheless, the 1-1 conceded by the gang to Deschamps may have given a surplus of gnac to the Mannschaft.
From the kick-off, in any case, Joachim Löw’s men rushed headlong into Rui Patricio’s cages and it took a few centimeters, a shoulder of Gnabry out of play, for them to open. the score on a delicious “Mark Landesque” volley from Robin Gosens (5th). The hot opportunities then multiplied on the goals of the Seleçao, without success being there (10th, 12th, 15th). Problem, to want to rush to the attack too much, especially against a Portugal who does not give a gift against, the Germans were planted at the end of a class action with Bernardo Silva in charge, Diogo Jota in surrender and CR7 to finish in the empty goal.
Gosens ignored, Gosens gave an ovation. At that time, the Germanic epidermis was really cheap and it floated like an air of “here the exit” in an Allianz Arena cooled despite the 30 ° displayed on the thermometer. Yes but no. Well, yes but no because Gosens. Levitating this season on the left flank of Atalanta Bergamo (11 goals, 6 assists, just that), the author of the knee kick on Pavard last Tuesday blasted a Portuguese defense who visibly refused to believe that the sanction would come from him. And yet. Beautifully found by a clinical cross-section of Kimmich, the German delivered deliciously in a touch and found Havertz for the goal of hope (35th).
Four minutes later, it was still a shift from Rüdiger to Gosens, totally abandoned by the defending European champion defense, that the 2-1 goal came after a reversal and a cross from Kimmich deflected into his own goals by Raphaël Guerreiro. Getting caught once passes. Get caught twice, well, come on, let’s say it can happen. But not three, all the same. Well if. Again ignored by a Neslon Semedo who understands quickly but to whom it is necessary to explain for a long time, the side of Atalanta served Havertz for the goal of the break (51st). And as the story could not end otherwise, the German (who is now worth 80 plaques at the very least, let’s face it) went with his little head goal before leaving to the cheers of the Allianz Arena.
A totally revived group F. From a Franco-French point of view, a Portuguese victory on Saturday would have arranged the affairs of the Blues, then almost guaranteed to advance to the round of 16. But as a fan of football and a fine game – of justice, too, a little – one can only applaud the result of this found Mannschaft. Not that we had really lost it – the titanic fight against the Blues testifies to it – but here it is now squarely in a position of strength before facing, Wednesday, a Hungary which will no longer be able to count on the precious support of its public since the match will take place in Munich. On the Budapest side, it will therefore be two teams in search of redemption who will compete for victory and avoid unnecessary calculations. It wasn’t necessarily what we had planned, but it promises us at least another thrill match before we think about the 8th.