A national team with a strong TSG presence played out a 2-2 draw with Mexico late on Tuesday night. The ex-Hoffenheimers on the coaching staff, head coach Julian Nagelsmann and his assistants Benjamin Glück and Sandro Wagner, included the two former TSG players Niklas Süle and Pascal Groß in the starting line-up and brought on David Raum and Jonas Hofmann during the course of the match. Oliver Baumann did not play and is still waiting for his international debut.

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After playing a key role in helping VfB reach the DFB Cup last 16 on Tuesday, Dan-Axel Zagadou’s focus has switched to Sunday’s Bundesliga game at Heidenheim.

“After lots of loan moves in previous years, I want to finally come and have a home. I owe so much to Union, so it makes me happy and proud to be back here. It’s fantastic to continue on the great path with the club. I will give everything to quickly pick up where I was before my injury,“ said Taiwo Awoniyi.

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Murphy said: “He [Arteta] made two substitutions today that were ruthless. Tomiyasu at half time for not playing particularly well. Ben White came on and scored the goal.

After going in 1-0 down at the break, the tide in this high-quality match turned in favour of DFB coach Christian Wück’s charges. Paris Brunner played a decisive role in the triumph. The Borussia U19 striker levelled the scores at 1-1 with a stunning strike in the 56th minute. Bayern’s Robert Ramsak then made it 2-1, before Paris Brunner extended the lead in the 63rd minute following an assist by Charles Herrmann.

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Six Werder players are currently on tour with their national teams. Five have already made an appearance, with only Olivier Deman still waiting for minutes. Nick Woltemade made his debut for Germany U21 and immediately set up a goal. We look back on the six matches with Green-White involvement and look ahead to the next few days.

FCA head coach Jess Thorup has been on the winning side in his first two games (5-2 vs. Heidenheim, 3-2 against Wolfsburg), however lots of work has been done on his side’s defensive play during training this week. “Köln have made more crosses than any other team in the league, so we’ll need to be alert to them,” said the 53-year-old Dane, who, as always, would like to focus on his team’s own strengths.