Germany, plunged into a crisis of results and identity in recent years, hopes to confirm its return to the first line this week in The Nations Leaguewhere she is host and is measured in semifinals to Portugal.
The titles in the World Cup-2014 and the Confederations-2017 are already far away for the fans, which accumulate disappointment after disappointment in the last great appointments, both in World Cups (elimination in the group stage in 2018 and 2022) and in Eurocas (goodbye in the round of 16 in 2021 and rooms in 2024).
In the League of Nations, A UEFA tournament that reaches its fourth edition And that began in the 2018-2019 academic year, Germany had never previously reached the final Four Decisive.
The Mannschaft desert journey is unworthy for the historic palm tree of one of the great football nations, which accumulates four world titles (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014) and three Europeans (1972, 1980, 1996).
In this week of Final Four, and therefore in the semifinal against Portugal, Germany will have sensitive casualties, especially that of its offensive animator Jamal Musiala, still in recovery of a muscular tear in the left thigh that he suffered at the end of March.
In front of them will be Roberto Martínez’s Portugal, which has four recent victors of The Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain.
Nuno Mendes on the left side, Joao Neves and Vitinha in the center of the field and the attacker Gonçalo Ramos are on the list and will play in Munich, in the same stadium where four days before his PSG team won the Champions League. In between have been in Paris, celebrating the success of their club.
In the attack, once again, the incombustible Cristiano Ronaldo (40 years) aspires to continue fatting his impressive palmraés.
In his last five clashes with Portugal, all of them in great tournaments, Germany has won. The last one, in the Eurocup in 2021, precisely in a match that was played at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
Where to see live Germany vs Portugal for the UEFA Nations League?
The match can be followed through the screen of ESPN and Disney Plus from 1:00 p.m. This Wednesday, June 4.
Probable teams
- Germany: Ter Stegen – Kimmich (Cap.), Tah, Anton, Mittelstädt – Pavlovic, Goretzka – Sané, Wirtz, Gnabry – Woltemade. DT: Julian Nagelsmann
- Portugal: Costa – Dalot, Ruben Dias, Inacio, Nuno Mendes – Joao Neves, Vitinha – Bruno Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Leao – Cristiano Ronaldo (cap.). DT: Roberto Martínez (ESP)