European Football Championship - With Sané and Raum against Denmark - Füllkrug on the bench
National team trainer Julian Nagelsmann makes three surprising changes in Germany's starting lineup for the EURO 2020 round of 16 against Denmark. Instead of suspended Jonathan Tah, Dortmund local talent Nico Schlotterbeck takes his place in defense. David Raum and Leroy Sane are also new additions to the team.
Defensive leader Antonio Rüdiger recovered in time from his strain suffered in the Switzerland game and can defend alongside Schlotterbeck. Striker Niclas Füllkrug sits on the bench as a substitute for the fourth tournament game. Kai Havertz starts in the striker position as in the group stage. Leipzig's Raum begins on the left for Maximilian Mittelstadt. Bayern Munich's Sane replaces Florian Wirtz in the offensive line.
"The players coming in have earned it through a good training week," Nagelsmann said before the kickoff at MagentaTV. "They are all for-decisions, not against. They are two world-class players. Today we have decided on Leroy." Wirtz and Mittelstadt were "naturally" disappointed, "that they don't start from the beginning," Nagelsmann added. "Füllkrug as well. But they have taken it well."
Germany's starting lineup:
Neuer - Kimmich, Rüdiger, Schlotterbeck, Raum - Andrich, Kroos - Sane, Gündogan, Musiala - Havertz
- Despite being suspended, Jonathan Tah's position in Germany's defense was filled by Nico Schlotterbeck, a local talent from Dortmund.
- The DFB team, under the guidance of national coach Julian Nagelsmann, made three changes to their starting line-up for the EURO 2020 round of 16 against Denmark.
- David Raum, a left-back from Leipzig, replaced Maximilian Mittelstadt in the starting lineup for Germany's match against Denmark.
- Leroy Sane, a Bayern Munich player, was brought into the offensive line instead of Florian Wirtz for Germany's round of 16 EURO 2020 game against Denmark.
- Niclas Füllkrug, a striker, was named as a substitute for the fourth tournament game, as Kai Havertz continued in the striker position, just as in the group stage.
- Antonio Rüdiger, the defensive leader, recovered from the strain he suffered in the Switzerland game and was able to defend alongside Schlotterbeck in Germany's EURO 2020 round of 16 match against Denmark.
- DFB team coach Julian Nagelsmann praised the three players who were brought into the starting lineup, saying they had earned their spots through a good training week.
- Nashmann spoke highly of Raum, Sane, and Schlotterbeck, calling them 'for-decisions' and not 'against' choices for the starting lineup.
- Bayern Munich's Leroy Sane was singled out by Nagelsmann, who said they had chosen him for the starting lineup, with Wirtz and Mittelstadt being 'naturally' disappointed but taking the decision well.
- Born in North Rhine-Westphalia, Nico Schlotterbeck is now a key part of the DFB team, playing alongside Antonio Rüdiger in defense during Germany's EURO 2020 round of 16 game against Denmark.
- Borussia Dortmund's Kai Havertz continued in his role as striker for the DFB team in Germany's EURO 2020 round of 16 game against Denmark, with players like Leroy Sane and David Raum providing support from the wings.
