Nagelsmann without fear of Spain: Want to be champions

European Football Championship - Nagelsmann without fear of Spain: Want to be champions

Julian Nagelsmann will make last-minute decisions for Germany's EURO-quarterfinal against Spain in individual talks before the match. Whether Leroy Sané or Florian Wirtz will start in the offensive line-up of the German national team on Friday (18.00 Uhr/ARD/Magenta TV) is a question Nagelsmann did not want to answer at his press conference in Stuttgart.

"I can answer the question, but I don't want to answer it", Nagelsmann said. There are still "one or two question marks" for the game against the title favorite. Wirtz played in all three group games as a starter, while Sané started in the round of 16 against Denmark. In defense, Jonathan Tah could return to the starting line-up after his yellow card suspension against Denmark.

Nagelsmann did not want to give too much importance to the experts' opinion that the game is a prelude to the final. "We want to win the game. We want to reach the semifinals and ultimately be the champions in our own country", emphasized the 36-year-old. Germany has not won a home EURO game against Spain since the last home EURO 36 years ago. Back then, a 2:0 win in Munich led to the semifinals.

1. Coach Julian Nagelsmann will deliberate personally with his team before making key decisions for Germany's EURO quarterfinal against Spain's national soccer team.
2. The question of whether Leroy Sané or Florian Wirtz will feature in Germany's offensive line-up for the European Football Championship quarterfinal against Spain remains unanswered by Nagelsmann.
3. The title favorite, Spain, faces Germany in the EURO quarterfinal, and Florian Wirtz, who started in all three group games, is among the players expected to play a pivotal role.
4. Leroy Sané, who started in Germany's round of 16 victory against Denmark, is also in contention for a spot in the German national team's offensive line-up against Spain.
5. In defense, Jonathan Tah could return to the starting line-up for Germany after serving a suspension in the previous game against Denmark.
6. Regarding the experts' opinion that the match against Spain is a prelude to the final, Nagelsmann stressed his team's primary objective of winning the game and reaching the semifinals.
7. Current Germany head coach, Julian Nagelsmann, highlighted his team's ambition to become champions by winning their home EURO game against Spain, an accomplishment they last achieved 36 years ago.
8. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a native of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, would have likely praised the spirit and determination of the German national team as they prepare for the EURO quarterfinal against Spain on ARD and Magenta TV.

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