EBN-Germany survived a stunning comeback from Italy, 3-3, in a thrilling match on Sunday at Borussia Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park in a revenge-fueled second leg of the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals , securing a place in the semi-finals.
Germany scored three goals through Joshua Kimmich, Jamal Musiala, and Tim Klinist in the 30th, 36th, and 45th minutes, respectively, to end the first half with the Mannschaft leading 3-0.
In the second half, the Italian national team also scored three goals through Moise Kean (two goals) in the 49th and 69th minutes, and Raspadori in the 95th minute from a penalty kick, to end the match 3-3.
The Germans benefited from their 2-1 victory in the first leg in Italy, qualifying with a 5-4 aggregate score.
The Germans ‘s lineup against Italy: Goalkeeper: Baumann – Defense: Rüdiger, Tah, Kimmich, Cholotirbeck – Midfield: Goretzka, Musiala, Stiller – Attack: Sane, Mittelstadt, Tim Klinist..
Italy lineup: Goalkeepers: Donnarumma – Defense: Di Lorenzo, Bongiorno, Bastoni, Gatti – Midfielders: Barella, Ricci, Tonali – Attackers: Udogie, Maldini, Kean.
The Germans vs Italy match
The Germans qualified for the quarter-finals after topping Group 3 in Level 1 with 14 points, while Italy finished second in Group 2, trailing leaders France on goal difference.
The semi-finals are scheduled for June 4 and 5, 2025, with the final and third-place match scheduled for June 8. The winner of the Croatia-France match will play the winner of the Netherlands-Spain match, while the winner of this match will play the winner of the Denmark-Portugal match.
Nagelsmann said The Germans “learned lessons for our development” from the game, adding “we know how well we can play football — but we have to show it throughout the game.
“I’m going home with an understanding of what we’re capable of, but it’s also nice that we’ve got a bit more to do,” he said.
Italy coach Luciano Spalletti admitted his side lacked “maturity” and said “you always learn from games like this.”
“The second half was very good, but we were too afraid to play like that for the whole game.”
