Germany’s 4-0 win over Luxembourg was never even remotely dramatic as Die Mannschaft eased into cruise control early on and never let up.
But after an uncomfortably tense September, the Germans can be happy with the result.
“We can be satisfied with the performance and result. The circumstances were a bit special after their early red card. Many things that we didn’t do well in recent games, we did them better today. We were active off the ball, the body language was positive. We also moved the ball quickly.
As I said we did many things better than recently,” midfielder Leon Goretzka stated in post-match comments captured by @iMiaSanMia.
The long-tenured Bayern Munich star teamed up with teammate Aleksandar Pavlović in the pivot and produced a solid if unspectacular outing that did see him place four efforts on goal and make a few more darting runs into the box. For the 30-year-old, who has had to fight hard to earn his place back for club as well as country, it is another step in the right direction — one which he took alongside his teammates.
Germany was in need of a good performance and Luxembourg was the right squad for the moment.
The team spirit appeared to be much higher than the last international where the German were flat and the renewed energy helped power the team to a 4-0 victory. An early red card played a massive role in the outcome, but Germany likely would have rolled easily even without being a man-up for three quarters of the match.
Let’s dive into all of the details from the match on this edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Postgame Show! This is what we have on tap:
- A look at the starting XI as Julian Nagelsmann made some interesting selections.
- A rundown of the scoring and substitutions.
- Some final thoughts and takeaways on the match.
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