Suffering during a large part of the game, the English finally held and knew how to deliver the fatal blows to a harmless German team (2-0). Gareth Southgate’s men, semi-finalists of the World Cup in 2018, will face the winner of Sweden-Ukraine in Rome. Before, perhaps, returning to Wembley.
At the end of a committed match, the Nationalmannschaft lost against England (2-0), this Tuesday in London, during the round of 16 of the Euro. The Three Lions have still not conceded a single goal.
Incisive, the Germans realized a big beginning of match. Tactically coherent and interesting in the construction of the game, the visitors put a big pressure on the goal kept by Pickford. A domination that faded away after only 15 minutes. Pushed by the numerous fans, the English got the first big opportunity through Sterling, who heated the gloves of Neuer. The British won more and more duels, completely reversing the trend in a few minutes.
After the break, Germany put the pressure back on. Havertz, more and more at ease between the lines, was not far from finding the fault with a terrible shot deflected by Pickford. A big opportunity and then not much more in a match that was closing between protagonists more and more tense, afraid of making the slightest mistake. Until the liberation for England. After a rush down the middle, Sterling took advantage of a Shaw’s pass to adjust Neuer low down (1-0, 75th).
The Manchester City winger could have gone from hero to villain after a terrible loss of possession, which did not benefit Muller, who lost his nerve when it came to adjusting Pickford. The turning point of the match, as Kane, who had been totally transparent for 85 minutes, took advantage of a perfect pass from Grealish to put the finishing touches to the goal with a diving header (2-0, 85′). A liberating goal for the Tottenham centre-forward, who secured his team’s qualification for the quarter-finals of the tournament.
