Jürgen Klopp secured his first victory as Germany’s head coach, defeating Serbia 2–0 in a Nations League fixture held in Munich, with welt.de reporting that goals from Tom Bischof in the 39th minute and Florian Wirtz in the 61st minute delivered the result. Following an earlier 1:1 draw against the Netherlands and a 0:1 defeat against Greece, the match served as a small relief for the team.
After making nearly complete changes to the squad for the remaining Nations League fixtures, Klopp deployed a 4-3-3 formation featuring Aleksandar Pavlović, Tom Bischof, and Florian Wirtz in the midfield. Serge Gnabry captained the side in the absence of Joshua Kimmich. Despite a first-half chance for Serbia when Kosta Nedeljković narrowly missed a cross from Filip Kostić, Germany capitalized on their dynamic play. Pavlović fed Wirtz, whose shot hit the left post before Bischof converted the rebound. Wirtz then added the second goal in the second half.
Klopp Hands Debuts to Five New Players
Klopp continued a personnel shake-up by handing debuts to several new players against Serbia. Jonas Urbig started in goal, Derry Scherhant featured on the wing from the beginning, and Said El Mala came on at halftime for his first appearance. In the closing phases, Mika Baur entered the match as a substitute, becoming the 1000th player in the history of the DFB men’s senior national team, excluding players from the former GDR. Vitaly Janelt also made his debut.
Standings in Group 2
With the 2–0 victory, Germany sits in third place in Group 2 of League A. Greece leads the group with seven points, followed by the Netherlands with five points, while Serbia remains at the bottom with zero points. Under the format of the competition, the two worst teams among the four League A group-last places are relegated to League B, while the remaining group-last teams and the two worse third-placed teams enter the relegation playoffs.
