European Cup knockout round has officially begun, with the host Germany team facing the Denmark team. In the group stage, both teams were in good condition. The German team ranked first in the group with 2 wins and 1 draw. The Danish team has tied three times in a row without losing. Throughout the game, the powerful German team frequently attacked the Danish team's penalty area, and the Danish team used sharp counterattacks to create many threats. In the end, the game ended with the German team relying on Havertz's penalty kick. , and Musiala's goal, finally won 2:0, becoming the second team to advance to the top 8 after Switzerland.
The powerful German team, combined with the advantages of being the host, launched a fierce attack on the hinterland of the Danish team from the beginning. Just over three minutes later, Schlotterbeck took advantage of a corner kick to score, but a foul in the penalty area resulted in an invalid goal. Then Kimmich took a powerful and heavy long-range shot, which was saved by Schmeichel.
In the 11th minute, Havertz kicked and kicked two consecutive shots, both of which were blocked by the goalkeeper. After the opening, several offensive linemen of the German team all attempted to shoot. After withstanding the fierce opening attack of the German team, the Danish team began to seek opportunities to control and once took the offensive initiative.
In the 29th minute, Mele broke through with the ball and was brought down by Andrich on the line of the penalty area. Unfortunately, Eriksen's shot hit the wall. However, unexpected weather occurred during the game, and the referee had to suspend the game. The two sides returned to the locker room, and the game restarted after a 25-minute interruption.
In the first round just after returning, Havertz and Schlotterbeck made consecutive headers, but both were saved by Schmeichel. In the 45th minute, the Danish team seized the opportunity to counterattack quickly. Delaney crossed the middle and Hoylen faced the goalkeeper alone. Neuer made the save! At halftime, neither team scored.
Throughout the first half, the two teams competed very intensely, both in terms of technical and tactical level and competition. And created many good opportunities to score goals, but the goalkeepers of both teams performed at a very high level. The German team suppressed and counterattacked with the ball, while the Danish team not only solidly defended, but also demonstrated the skills and quality of counterattacks to the extreme. The halftime period is extremely important for both sides, especially the German team. After returning in the second half, they will definitely launch a more violent attack. This requires the Danish team to make arrangements in advance.
came back in the second half. Just 4 minutes later, the Danish team scored a goal. However, after video playback, the referee thought it was offside and canceled the goal. However, through advanced semi-automatic technology playback, it was only a toe away. Just a minute later, an unexpected scene occurred again. Raum's cross reached Andersen's hands. After video inspection, the referee whistled a penalty kick! Havertz scored in one fell swoop, the German team was 1:0! In just one minute, Anosheng's goal was canceled and another handball gave his opponent a penalty kick. He experienced a huge gap from heaven to hell.
In the 59th minute, Havertz took the ball beautifully and made a one-on-one shot. However, facing Schmeichel, he missed the shot. The German team missed the opportunity to expand the score. Just 2 minutes later, Havertz passed back from an inverted triangle, and Sane missed the empty goal again! Gundogan and Andrich were subsequently replaced.
In the 68th minute, the German team made a long pass from the backcourt. Musiala took the ball and quickly moved forward into the penalty area. He pushed the shot into the far corner and scored. The German team, which had been attacking for a long time, finally expanded the score! had no choice. The Danish team was forced into a desperate situation and could only turn to the attack. However, facing the stable control of the German team, it was unable to change the score. In the end, the fairy tale dream was shattered and they stopped in the top 16.
In addition to the game itself, there were too many accidents in this game, such as the 25-minute interruption due to weather, the controversial moment of var, Anosheng's depression around 1 minute, etc.
However, for the 21-year-old Musiala, it is definitely a classic battle worth remembering. This battle created three major milestones: first, at the age of 21 years and 124 days, he became the youngest scorer in the European Cup knockout round for the German team; , Musiala scored 3 goals in this European Cup, becoming the third German player in a single tournament this century. The first two are Podolski and Mario Gomez. In the end, Musiala became the second youngest player to score 3 goals in the history of the European Cup, the first being Rooney (18 years and 7 months).
