Bayern Munich talent Aleksander Pavlovic and the VfB Stuttgart trio of Waldemar Anton, Maximilian Mittelstädt and Deniz Undav are reportedly set to be called up for the first time on Thursday in a major Germany squad overhaul. The Bild paper and Kicker magazine said on Tuesday that coach Julian Nagelsmann would surprisingly not pick Leon Goretzka and instead nominate the 19-year-old Munich midfield team-mate Pavlovic for upcoming friendlies in France and against the Netherlands. Sky TV reported
Bayern Munich talent Aleksander Pavlovic and the VfB Stuttgart trio of Waldemar Anton, Maximilian Mittelstädt and Deniz Undav are reportedly set to be called up for the first time into Germany's national team on Thursday. The Bild paper said on Tuesday that coach Julian Nagelsmann would surprisingly not pick Leon Goretzka and instead nominate the 19-year-old Munich midfield team-mate Pavlovic for upcoming friendlies in France and against the Netherlands. Sky TV reported that Nagelsmann was set t
Bayer Leverkusen claimed a hard fought 2-1 victory over 10-man Mainz on Friday to go 11 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga and reach a German record 33 matches without defeat. Robert Andrich scored the winner in the 68th minute with a lot of help from Mainz goalkeeper Robin Zentner, who failed to hold on to the shot from a distance after earlier making several big saves. Leverkusen had led from Granit Xhaka's third minute stunner into the far top corner, his first goal since a summer move
Mainz failed to get a lifeline in their fight against Bundesliga relegation when they were held 1-1 by fellow strugglers Union Berlin on Wednesday. Jonathan Burkardt gave Mainz the lead into the far corner but Union levelled five minutes later from Germany defender Robin Gosens on a rainy night. Both goals came deep into almost 15 minutes of first half stoppage time, caused by a lengthy interruption after fans had thrown tennis balls onto the pitch in ongoing protests against German Football Lea
Mario Götze scored his first Bundesliga goal of the season to give Eintracht Frankfurt a hard-working 1-0 win against Mainz on Friday. Götze looked to be offside as he controlled Willian Pacho's deflected shot in front of the goal, but there was also a deflection off a Mainz player beforehand. Goalkeeper Robin Zentner blocked Götze's first attempt, but couldn't stop the 2014 World Cup winner's header from the rebound in the 73rd. The goal stood after a lengthy video assistant review. Frankfurt r