Bitter evening for France in Lyon, where the world vice-champions were beaten 2-0 by Germany in a friendly match in preparation for the European Championships in June which will also be remembered for Florian Wirtz’s lightning goal. The 20-year-old from Bayer Leverkusen scored his first international goal after just seven seconds of play, almost a record in an international match if it weren’t for Austrian Christoph Baumgartner. The Leipzig player, again tonight, let just six pass to beat the Slovakia goalkeeper in Bratislava, facilitating his team’s 2-0 success against the team led by Napoli coach Francesco Calzona.
Wirtz’s goal in Lyon stunned France who suffered from the Germans’ resourcefulness in the first half and almost never threatened. The absence of Antoine Griezmann was felt and Mbappe was unable to change the course of the match, despite working harder than other teammates. Four minutes after the break, Havertz doubled the lead for Germany and at that point Didier Deschamps tried to change something by bringing on Theo Hernandez, Camavinga and Giroud, but Germany suffered no setbacks, coming close to scoring the third goal with debutant Mittelstaedt and the veteran Mueller.
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2024-03-23 22:36:15
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