Germany defeats France – and is in the final

Gripping U21-em duel

Germany is in the final – and meets defending champion

The German team couldn’t have started the semi -finals better. In the course of the game, France took over the game – but without consequences.

The dream lives: The German U21 national team moved into the final of the European Championship. In a gripping semi -finals, the team of coach Antonio di Salvo won 3-0 (2-0) against France. The German selection wobbled again and again – and had to cope with an early failure of defense chief Max Rosenfelder (11th minute).

Previously, the Mainz Nelson Weiper completed from an acute angle and put Germany in the lead after only eight minutes. Torgiart Nick Woltemade from VfB Stuttgart increased shortly afterwards (14th) and scored the sixth time in the current tournament. Substitute Brajan Gruda scored the third goal (90.+3). Nearmist Noah Atubolu also became more and more important in the course of the game, clarified a header from a short distance on the line (68.) and kept the zero.

In the final on Saturday, England will be reunited (from 9 p.m. in the T-Online Live ticker). The team around Liverpools Harvey Elliot switched off the Netherlands in the semi -finals (2-1). Previously, Germany and the defending champion met in the group phase-with the better end for the DFB team (2: 1).

Gate scorer Weiper said after the final whistle at Sat.1: “Just cool, that’s what we hoped for.” And further: “We sent France away – and now we want to send the English away.” Expert and ex-international Markus Babbel was also enthusiastic: “Very big compliments. Freeched what they did again today.”

However, he also noticed a point of criticism: “For the nerves, they could have done something good for us – and used to do it 3-0.” But the lid just didn’t fit on it at the time.

Three days after the extension thriller against Italy, Germany caught a dream start: the Weiper, which has come into the starting eleven, pressed the ball over the line after a slatted shot by Paul Nebel. Di Salvo had said his “gut feeling” to him before the kick -off – the reward followed promptly.

The jubilation followed a setback: Max Rosenfelder (SC Freiburg) had to get off the field with thigh problems. This did not change anything on the forward gear. The nimble Woltemade promoted the ball from a short distance in the second attempt.

But then the German team woke bad memories. In November, Di Salvo’s team played 2-2 after a 2-0 lead in France, again this time the game tipped over. But Noah Atubolu, who replaced Manuel Neuer as the record goalkeeper of the U21 with his 21st assignment, recorded the lead several times.

Julian Nagelsmann was not on site again. Ex-international Markus Babbel criticized the lack of Sat.1 microphone and spoke of a “mandatory date for the national coach.” Like DFB sports director Rudi Völler, DFB Managing Director Andreas Rettig rejected this: “Julian is just as thumb as we are. He will come to the final.”