However, after crashing out of the 2022 World Cup, amid all the disappointment, frustration and despair, there was one prevailing thought among all German fans: There needs to be a reset. Things cannot keep going on like this. Things need to be adjusted. Germany’s next generation will need to provide the impetus to get Germany performing well on the international stage again.

The next opponents, Eintracht Frankfurt, are also familiar with these kinds of weeks. This season, the team newly coached by Dino Toppmöller are involved internationally again, playing in the Conference League. On Thursday evening, Eintracht began their campaign with a 2-1 win over Aberdeen. Two set-piece goals paved the way to victory. Both teams are working constantly. “Frankfurt are in the same position as us,” says Philipp. “We’ll see who’s got more energy.”

In Márton Dárdai and Jessic Ngankam, Hertha have two players called up to the Germany U21s squad for the U21s EUROs. Antonio Di Salvo originally called up a provisional squad of 26 players, including goalkeepers, before cutting three players on 14th June.

VfB beat SV Wehen Wiesbaden 5-1, with the goals coming from Roberto Massimo (2), Deniz Undav, Genki Haraguchi and Luca Raimund.

1. FC Union Berlin’s match at home to Borussia Mönchengladbach is now sold out.

There is plenty of room for improvement as far as VfL’s overall head-to-head record against Borussia Dortmund is concerned – from a Wolves perspective at least. The Green-and-Whites have won only 11 of the teams’ 56 meetings compared to BVB’s 33, with 12 games ending in draws. Read on for more facts and figures on VfL’s third Bundesliga away game of the campaign:

From Paris Saint-Germain getting upset by Nice to Bayern Munich battling Leverkusen to a draw, from Manchester United falling to Brighton to Inter Milan walloping AC Milan. Things ended Sunday with more frustration for Chelsea, a historic first win for Heidenheim, and Arsenal gritting their teeth to pick up an impressive win at Everton

The Netherlands international has played more of a supporting role in recent weeks as a number ten. This worked well in the Europa League against Barcelona but

Alina Grijseels: ”I am incredibly proud of the team and what we showed today. We wanted third place so badly. The team deserves to take home a medal. We played very well defensively, Yara was really outstanding and then we played smart offence towards the end. Our consistency was what made us do so well in the game.”