The last belgian victory over germany went back to September 26, 1954, in another friendly. Since then the two teams have met 16 times with 15 victories for the German team and one draw.
The 17th round was good for the Red Devils, who won with goals from Yannick Carrasco (minute 7), Romelu Lukaku (9′) and Kevin DeBruyne (78′).
For the local team they scored Niclas Fullkrug penalty (44 ‘) and serge gnabry (87′).
“We were too passive, we were not able to put pressure on them. Then we changed and we had more stability, but we have seen that we still have a lot of work to do. De Bruyne has shown that he is a great player, ”summed up the German coach Hansi Flick.
Tedesco starts well
As hosts, Germany does not play the qualification for the eurocup which is disputed in 15 months.
Belgiumwhich begins a new stage with the Italian-German Domenico Tedesco As a coach, he must get the pass for the continental competition. He started his way with a 3-0 win over Sweden on Friday.
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By resting on the second day, Belgium measured forces with Germany, whose path to the Eurocup (June 14-July 14, 2024) will be limited to playing 14 friendlies.
Far from exciting, the team led by Flick, eliminated in the first round of Qatar-2022 for the second consecutive World Cup, took a reality check against the Red Devils.
In the initial stretch, Carrasco and Lukaku took advantage of the cracks in the German defense, found by a superb De Bruyne, assistant in both actions.
Nothing could be done by the German goalkeeper Marc-André Ter Stegen, a substitute for the eternal Manuel Neuer, who was out due to a serious fracture in his right leg that he suffered while skiing.
Füllkrug does not fail
Nor were heavyweights such as Thomas Müller, Niklas Süle, Antonio Rudiger, Ilkay Gundogan and Leroy Sané in Germany’s squad, which won 2-0 against Peru in another friendly on Friday, because Flick decided to give them rest to try ‘new blood’ ‘.
After a first half hour of total Belgian dominance, Germany improved and the fashion scorer in German football, Füllkrug, did not miss the appointment, who on the verge of halftime brought his team closer from a penalty.
In the Belgian goal was Koen Casteels, a substitute for Thibaut Courtois, released after the win against Peru due to adductor pain.
Superior, Belgium closed the victory with a goal from De Bruyne, spectacular in Cologne, taking advantage of a pass from Leandro Trossard with a first-class shot.
The last goal of the game was signed by Gnabry, after a great play by Kevin Schade’s band, 21, one of the youngsters that Flick wants to polish for the Eurocup.
The entrance De Bruyne leads the conquest of Belgium in Germany was first published on newspaper TODAY.
