As Germany and Portugal will play each other in the UEFA Nations League semi-final on June 5 with the action scheduled to start at 12:30 AM IST. The game will take place at the famous Munich Football Arena in Germany. Both sides have given impressive performances and look keen to reach the final. Because Germany has a disciplined setup and Portugal seems exciting and powerful, fans are looking forward to an unforgettable game. The game will feature intense excitement, thrill and amazing international football.
Probable Line-up
Germany: Ter Stegen; Kimmich, Tah, Koch, Gosens; Goretzka, Gross; Gnabry, Wirtz, Sané; Füllkrug
Out:Amiri,Bisseck, Havertz, Henrichs, Kleindienst, Musiala, Rüdiger, Schlotterbeck, Stiller
Portugal: Diogo Costa; Dalot, Rúben Dias, Gonçalo Inácio, Nuno Mendes; Vitinha, Bruno Fernandes, João Neves; Bernardo Silva, Ronaldo, Rafael Leão
Out: João Cancelo
What The Coach Has To Say
Julian Nagelsmann, Germany coach: “It’s always good to have home games, it’s like a mini European Championship, like last summer. I think the Portuguese team prefers to have possession rather than defend, so we’ll try to force them to defend a bit more. Then it’s a big chance with our fans behind us to play a good game.
“I have nine out of 11 positions in mind. There are a few final decisions to be made. The players have yet to be informed, but if they paid attention in training they’ll have a feeling of whether they’re starting or not.”
Roberto Martínez, Portugal coach: “It doesn’t get any bigger than the challenge of facing Germany, just because of the team that they are. I think the coach is doing a very interesting job of bringing clear ideas that, whoever the player is, he executes to perfection, which is a big strength. And then probably the second challenge is to play away from home at their ground.
“We saw it in the quarter-finals; we saw that out of the eight games, only one home team lost. That’s something we need to overcome and make sure we use the support of over 10,000 Portuguese fans that we are going to have.”
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