There is "Messi" in front and "Atubo" afterwards, Germany s U21 swept France to the finals

Sports Weekly All-Media Special Correspondent Huang Sijun

After the dramatic 120-minute fierce battle against Italy in the quarter-finals, the German U21 team's semi-finals against France on Wednesday night was somewhat unexpectedly dull. Captain Martel said, "I have to say that today's game is going well." Weiper and Waltermad scored two consecutive games in less than a quarter of an hour before the game. Until the end of the game, the French team, which had only 10 people left to fight, finally made the Germans a little nervous for a few minutes, but the cooperation of the two substitutes Wanna and Gruda finally helped the German team to secure a 3-0 victory, reaching the U21 European Youth Championship for the sixth time in history, and will strive to win the championship for the fourth time after 2009, 2017 and 2021. German U21 coach Di Salvo said: "Great relief and great pride. It is our big goal to reach the Bratislava final, and we finally did it."

2-0

14 minutes into the first 14 minutes, except for the entire substitute against England in the last round of the group stage, Di Salvo used the exact same starting lineup in the first two rounds of the group stage and the quarter-finals, showing absolute trust in the 11 main players. But since there is only two short days of rest between the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, and the consumption of Italy is so great, Di Salvo indeed made a fine adjustment to the starting lineup in this semi-final. He replaced Tresoldi with high center Weiper who scored two consecutive games, and at the same time, he won the poor right winger Gruda and sent Knauf, who shot and passed the ball against England. What is a little surprising is that Leal, the hero who won against Italy, continued to sit on the bench.

Weiper (No. 19) celebrated passionately with Walter Mad after opening the first record.

Facts have proved that the decision to replace Tresoldi with Weiper was extremely wise - Di Salvo said it was his "intuition". It was Wei Pere who contributed one shot and one pass at the beginning, which laid the victory for the German U21 team early. Both goals came from front court steals, while French central defender Magasa made a mistake. First, Wrights intercepted Magasa's straight pass before LePennan received the ball on the left side of the midfield. Then he quickly passed with Martel and then passed directly. Waltermad turned offside and inserted into the left side of the penalty area. Facing Dookure's defense, he was cool and crossed with his right foot. Nebale inserted into the left side of the penalty area and shot at the small angle on the left side of the penalty area. The goalkeeper Restus blocked his leg and bounced back into the field. Wei Pere's right foot volley was made at the empty goal, and the first record was opened in the 8th minute. The second goal was more direct. Weiper immediately hit the diagonally after stealing Magasa from the right side of the penalty area. Waltermad's single shot was blocked by Restus, but the ball bounced back to Waltermad for luck. The Stuttgart forward easily made up for the empty goal. The German team took 14 minutes to lead 2-0.

Magasa is actually just a substitute central defender for France. This Monaco player got his second starting chance in this event because of a captain Mazima, who played for Augsburg, suffered a lip injury. In contrast, the substitute central defender of the German U21 team is much more reliable. Just after Wei Pere scored the first record, Rosenfeld fell to the ground after clearing the ball with a big foot, covering the back of his left thigh in pain, and then left with the help of the team doctor. As early as the quarter-finals against Italy, Rosenfeld had problems with the back of the thigh, so Urman was replaced before the overtime starts. Before the game against France, he and captain Martel (additive muscle) were in danger of not being able to play. And it turns out that Rosenfeld continued to play. Di Salvo said after the game: "Unfortunately, he was often injured in the past, and he immediately felt something was wrong."

Urman, who was appointed in danger, performed soundly.

Apparently, Rosenfeld would also miss Saturday night's final. But fortunately, Ullman is a reassuring substitute. The Bochum centre-back was one of the best players on the court as early as the last round of the group stage against England. He was equally confident and steady in overtime with Italy. This time, after Rosenfeld stepped down from the fire early, Ullman, who had almost no warm-up, rushed into the role quickly. It was him who dribbled the ball from the backcourt to create Walter Mad's goal opportunity. After leading two goals, the German team gave up the ball and moved into a steady counterattack mode. Under this circumstance, Ulman and central defender partner Are Mby teamed up to resolve the Frenchman's wave after wave of attacks.

I wonder if Leverkusen will regret it after watching Ulman's performance in this European Youth Championship. Because Leverkusen has introduced Erman from Bochum, who has been relegated to the Bundesliga, but immediately loaned him to Austrian champion Graz Storm for another season. As for Jonathan Ta's successor, Leverkusen has won Liverpool's England U21 international Kwansa, at a price of up to 30 million euros, and Liverpool can spend more than 60 million in the summer of 2027 as soon as possible, and the transaction is expected to be completed as soon as the European Youth Championship ends. In the last round of the group stage, Ulman's performance overwhelmed the opponent's Knauf's goal less than 3 minutes into the opening game, and it was completed by Ulrich's oblique suspension in Knaus' defense zone. In the weekend's final, the PK between the two "Leverkusen's future central defenders" will be a major highlight.

Atubolu's "Best Game"

In fact, after leading two goals, the German team had only defended but rarely fought back. It was not until the halftime adjustment that the situation improved. But at the same time, France replaced Villarreal center Tieno Barrie at the beginning of the second half, pulling Terr to the left, and the offensive power was significantly improved. Just 14 seconds into the second half, Barry responded to captain Meilan's cross from the left and grabbed a tackle in the small penalty area, but was resolved by Artubolu. Although slow motion shows that Barry is actually offside first, this rescue lays the groundwork for Artubolu's subsequent more exciting save.. ”

leads the scorer list with 6 goals and leads the assist list with Portugal's Gustavo Sa with 3 assists. The 23-year-old Walter Mad's performance in this U21 European Youth Championship is no match, which is like a dimensional reduction blow. More and more people suspect that Stuttgart, which only introduced him for free from Werder Bremen a year ago, can no longer tolerate this "U21 European Youth Championship quasi-MVP". Long before this semi-final, news of Bayern's bid for Walter Mad had spread. Several German internationals in Bayern even spoke up to "temptation". Pavlovic said: "He is my good friend, (if he joins Bayern) I will of course be very happy. We've been joking about it. "The reporter asked him if he would lobby Walter Mad to join, and Pavlo jokingly replied: "Yes, absolutely." ”

German media revealed that Bayern had inquired about Waltermad as early as the spring, but did not take further action later. Now Bayern is to strengthen the left winger position, and the 1.98-meter-high forward genius is that he can not only act as Kane's substitute and future successor, but also immediately fill the vacancy left by Thomas Mueller after leaving. However, according to Biography, Stuttgart priced Waltermad as high as 60 million euros. If Palignia, Kim Min-jae, Boe and others cannot successfully transfer and cash out at a high price, it will be difficult for Bayern to complete two transactions in this summer window. Such a big frontcourt acquisition.

German U21 team took a photo on the bench to celebrate the victory of this semi-final.

For Waltermad, continuing to play for Stuttgart in the World Cup year is a relatively safe choice. After all, under Sebastian Henes, he can get more relaxed growth space and greater playing time. Of course, Waltermad is not interested in these things now. After all, playing against England after the last round of the group stage is the top priority. For this final, Waltermad is full of expectations, "We are a great team." It's wonderful that our youth team career will end with such the most important game that can be played in the youth team stage. "Captain Martel's plan is: "Celebrate briefly, resume, and then defeat England in the final. ”