ENGLAND and Germany are underway in their huge Euro 2020 last 16 clash.
- TV channel: BBC ONE
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- England XI: Pickford, Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw, Trippier, Rice, Phillips, Saka, Sterling, Kane.
- Germany XI: Neuer, Gosens, Hummels, Rudiger, Ginter, Kimmich, Kroos, Goretzka, Muller, Havertz, Werner.
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7. YELLOW CARD!
Goretzka drives at England’s backline and Rice has to bring the Bayern Munich man down on the edge of the penalty area.
And the England No4 is booked as a result.
Germany now have a free-kick in a promising position on the edge of England’s penalty area.
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6. Rice touches the ball out of his feet well and tries to stride forward into Germany’s half.
But he’s robbed of possession and Germany try to catch England out.
But the Three Lions’ defence is back into shape quickly.
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5. Germany aren’t being given a minutes peace on the ball as the England fans continue to boo.
And as England regain possession, a massive cheer goes up around the stadium.
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4. Havertz turns well and finds his Chelsea team-mate Werner on the edge of England’s penalty area.
Rice gets back well to knock the ball temporarily away from danger.
Goretzka picks the ball up 30 yards from goal and has a pop, but Pickford comfortably saves.
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3. Germany break forward and play the ball wide to Kimmich on the right-hand side.
The Bayern Munich man floats a cross towards the far post and Walker is forced to head the ball behind for a corner.
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2. Shaw delivers the free-kick into the penalty area, but Ginter heads the danger clear.
Both Shaw and Trippier will be on set-piece duty this evening.
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1. Germany get the game underwayAnd they’re met with boos as the ball is played back!
The ball is pumped long towards England’s backline – and the Three Lions get their foot on the ball.
Muller comes in from the side and clatters into Maguire, and England have an early free-kick.
PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
AND WE’RE OFF AT WEMBLEY!
HERE WE GO!
HERE COME THE TEAMS
Both sets of players are making their way out onto the pitch, and they’re met with a rapturous round of applause!
Harry Kane leads out England in their home colours of white, and his side have a chance to create their own legacy tonight.
A win against Germany tonight could be England’s biggest victory at the new Wembley stadium.
If England can get past the Germans, they’ll go on to face either Sweden or Ukraine – who play later.
And if England find their way into the semi-finals, they’ll have to get past either the Czech Republic or Denmark.
Legendary goalkeeper Neuer leads out Germany, who in recent tournaments have put in a poor showing.
But they’re looking good so far at Euro 2020.
The atmosphere inside Wembley is ELECTRIC!
Cue the national anthems……… Germany to go first.
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SOUTHGATE SPEAKS
Gareth Southgate gave his pre-match thoughts to the BBC.
He said: “The past means great excitement for everybody.
“It’s great nostalgia but this team are about making their own stories over the past four years and they have another chance to do that tonight.
“The teams Germany have already played have had big problems with the overloads of their wing-backs.
“We’ve got to deal with that but then we’ve also got to cause them problems with our system.
“Our focus has been as much with the ball as it has been without it this week.
“We did know that the tactical problem in our defending third of the field is one we had to resolve.”
The teams Germany have already played have had big problems with the overloads of their wing-backs.
Gareth Southgate
NOT LONG TO GO
Both sets of players have made their way back to their respective changing rooms.
And both England and Germany are expected to make their way back out onto the pitch in about ten minutes time for the national anthems!
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Germany’s Ilkay Gündogan has scored twice at Wembley Stadium, for Borussia Dortmund in the 2013 Champions League final and for Manchester City in the Premier League.
He could become just the second player to score at the ground for a club side and the German national team, after Per Mertesacker.
Gundogan starts from the bench.
TURBO TIMO
Germany boss Joachim Low highlighted Timo Werner’s terrifying pace as one of his strengths.
Speaking to ARD, Low said: “We need depth up-front today and Timo Werner offers a lot of qualities there.
“He has tremendous pace and can hurt defences that way.”
Rio Ferdinand – on BBC pundit duty – agrees with Low’s assessment of Werner.
Ferdinand said: “Werner is the one player in this team that can stretch our back line.
“He did it in the Champions League final against Manchester City.
“He’ll get chances. In the Premier League he’s fluffed them. This is different in a German shirt.”
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England have changed shape to match Germany.
England (3-4-3): 1 Pickford; 2 Walker, 5 Stones, 6 Maguire; 12 Trippier, 4 Rice, 14 Phillips, 3 Shaw; 10 Sterling, 9 Kane (c), 25 Saka.
Bench: 13 Ramsdale, 22 Johnstone, 7 Grealish, 8 Henderson, 11 Rashford, 15 Mings, 16 Coady, 17 Sancho, 19 Mount, 20 Foden, 24 James, 26 Bellingham.
Germany (3-4-3): 1 Neuer (c); 2 Rudiger, 4 Ginter, 5 Hummels; 6 Kimmich, 8 Kroos, 18 Goretzka, 20 Gosens; 25 Muller, 11 Werner, 7 Havertz.
Bench: 12 Leno, 22 Trapp, 3 Halstenberg, 9 Volland, 10 Gnabry, 14 Musiala, 15 Sule, 17 Neuhaus, 19 Sane, 21 Gundogan, 23 Can, 24 Koch.
CAPTAIN KANE
Here’s what England captain Harry Kane had to say ahead of the game.
‘THEY’VE GOT TO MAKE THEIR OWN HISTORY’
Man Utd legend and former England international Rio Ferdinand has called on Gareth Southgate’s young Three Lions to “make their own history”.
Speaking in the build-up to the game, he said: “I’m super excited. The fans are going crazy.
“They’re enjoying the moment. The VTs, us here, all of the media, we talk about the past and we talk about the history.
“It’s important for the players to forget history. Gareth Southgate says history is irrelevant to this squad.
“They’ve got to make their own history and do not let this opportunity pass by.”
LOWDOWN
Will tonight be Low’s last game in charge of Germany?
Well, we’re half an hour away from kick-off to stick around and find out as the match unfolds!
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England have never won a European Championships knockout match in 90 minutes (D4 L2) – four games have gone to penalties, with England only progressing once via this method, against Spain at Wembley at EURO 96.
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ALL OR NOTHING
Joachim Low believes it is “all or nothing” from today’s game.
He said: “It’s all or nothing from here on in.
“We have been erratic, but we know that we can be strong if we manage to get a few things right on the pitch.
“If we don’t, it gets tricky for us. It’s going to be a completely different type of match against England and we should benefit from that.
“England are at home and they will have to attack. It will be more open than against Hungary, but we must absolutely be on our toes.”
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It’s a bit wet outside!
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Raheem Sterling has scored 14 goals in his last 19 appearances for England, after scoring just twice in his first 45 appearances for the national team.
All 16 of Sterling’s goals for England have come in competitive internationals, with only Steve Bloomer scoring more with every goal coming in competitive games (28 goals, all in Home Nations matches).
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
