The statistics stood in contrast to the result: the Germany U21s registered more possession (64%) and more shots (28-13) against Czechia. But the Czechs finished 2-1 ahead in the decisive statistical category – goals – and won the match. Following a 1-1 draw in their opening game against Israel, the DFB team now need to beat England in their final game on Wednesday and rely on help from Israel in order to reach the quarter-finals.

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1. FC Union Berlin suffered just a fourth league defeat of the season so far, losing at newly-promoted Greuther Fürth on Sunday. Havard Nielsen’s second-half strike was the decisive moment of the game as Stefan Leitl’s team won for the first time in their Bundesliga history at the Sportpark Ronhof. Urs Fischer’s side dominated in Fürth but were unable to take advantage of the second half pressure against Sascha Burchert’s goal.

But now, he has quickly returned to Tottenham Hotspur training, and there is a chance that he could be on the sidelines for their match against West Ham on Saturday.

BVB are the heavy favourites for the clash with the Eastern Germans. Borussia have won every single meeting since the visitors were promoted in summer 2021 and claimed a 33-22 victory in the reverse fixture at the start of December. BSV occupy 11th place in the table, while BVB sit in third position – the roles are therefore clearly defined. However, coach Henk Groener will be without an important performer: Zoë Sprengers is carrying a knock and will miss out.

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The game started innocuously enough, with United fielding a strange lineup consisting of Marcus Rashford and Wout Weghorst up top, flanked by Bruno Fernandes and Antony. Sabitzer was benched in favor of the midfield duo of Fred and Casemiro. The defense seemed solid enough with David de Gea in goal, protected by Luke Shaw, Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane, and Diogo Dalot.

Former Mainz man Marco Rose