- Germany ended Euro 2024 preparations on a winning note.
- The Euro 2024 hosts seal a comeback win.
- Arsenal‘s Kai Havertz continues his rich vein of form.
Germany defeated Greece 2-1 in a friendly game ahead of Euro 2024. The Euro 2024 hosts found themselves behind in the 33rd minute as Giorgos Masouras found the back of the net. Kai Havertz (55′) and Pascal Groos (89′) scored to seal a comeback win for Die Mannschaft. This was their final preparation game ahead of the Euro 2024 opener against Scotland on June 14.
Germany vs. Greece Player ratings:
Germany player ratings:
Manuel Neuer– 7: Made five saves and completed 14 passes. A good warm-up for the Germany superstar ahead of Euro 2024.
Joshua Kimmich– 7: Made two clearances and won two ground duels during the game. Kimmich also completed 49 of his 53 attempted passes with an impressive accuracy rate.
Antonio Rudiger– 6.5: Completed 72 passes with an impressive 100% accuracy during the 68 minutes he played. However, Rudiger was vulnerable defensively, winning only one of his eight ground duels.
Jonathan Tah– 7: Impressive display for the Bayer Leverkusen defender. He won three ground duels and completed 91 passes during the course of the game.
Maximilian Midelstadt– 7: Won three ground duels during the 45 minutes he played. He also completed 19 passes during the match.
Robert Andrich– 7: The Bayer Leverkusen midfielder completed 71 passes. He also won one ground duel and made one clearance during the game.
Toni Kroos– 8: As always, a spectacular display from the Kroos. He played 92 successful passes, made three key passes and created one big chance during the match.
Jamal Musiala– 6.5: Not Musiala’s most impressive display. He completed 26 passes, including one key pass. Musiala also won five ground duels.
Ilkay Gundogan– 7: Completed 22 passes before being subbed off. Gundogan, however, uncharacteristically lost possession five times during the game.
Florian Wirtz– 6.5: Completed 21 passes and three dribbles before being subbed off in the half time of the game.
Kai Havertz– 8: The Arsenal attacker scored the equalizer. He had two shots on target. Havertz also completed 20 passes and won one ground duel.
Substitutes:
David Raum- 6.5
Leroy Sane- 7.5
Nico Schlotteerbeck- 7
Benjamin Henrichs- 7.5
Pascal Gross- 8
Nicklas Fullkrug– 7
Greece player ratings:
Odysseas Vlachodimos– 6.5: Made two saves, including one from inside the penalty area. He made one high claim as well.
Lazaros Rota– 6.4: Completed 17 passes and won two ground duels during the game.
Konstantinos Mavropanos– 7: Completed 17 passes, won three ground duels, also made one key pass during the match.
Pantelis Hatzidiakos– 6.5: Won two ground duels and two aerial duels. He also completed 38 accurate passes during the game.
Dimitrios Giannoulis– 7: Won five ground duels, made four tackles, Completed 22 passes and made one key pass during the match.
Manolis Siopis– 6: Completed 15 passes but lost possession of the ball six times. He was also vulnerable in duel situations.
Petros Mantalos– 7: Completed 21 passes, including two key passes. He created one big chance and won five ground duels during the match.
Giorgos Masouras– 7.5: Scorer of Greece’s goals. Out of his 14 completed passes, three were key passes. He also created one big chance.
Anastasios Bakasetas– 6.5: The Greece captain completed 20 passes, including two key passes. However, he didn’t make any other impact.
Christos Tzolis– 6: Completed 11 passes. However, he was very wasteful and missed three massive chances during the game.
Fotis Iaonnidis- 6.5: Played only 10 minutes before going off injured.
Substitutes:
Vangelis Pavlidis– 7
Andreas Bouchalakis– 7
Anastasios Douvikas– 7
Giorgos Athanasiadis– 6.5
Dimitrios Kourbelis– 6.5