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Euro 2020: Hummels’ Own Goal Hands France Victory Over Germany [Details]
- France lived up to their billing as Euro 2020 favorites with a statement victory in Germany, as the home side left a lot to be desired in the final third.
The Allianz Arena hosted the standout fixture of UEFA Euro 2020 so far, as France and Germany locked horns in a Group F fixture, EKO HOT BLOG gathered.
In what was a captivating game of football between the two previous world champions, France recorded a hard-fought 1-0 to pick up three priceless points in Munich.
Both sides enjoyed good spells of possession in the opening exchanges, with Germany looking likelier of the two sides to break the deadlock.
However, Didier Deschamps’ side took a first-half lead in fortunate circumstances through a Mats Hummels own goal.
The German defender inadvertently turned the ball into his own net from close range for the solitary goal of the game, as he failed to deal with a Lucas Hernandez cross that bounced awkwardly in front of him.
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France took control of the game after the first goal and dominated proceedings until half-time, with Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba running the show from the center of the park.
Germany grew into the game and began to see a lot more of the ball after the interval, but they lacked incision in the final third and couldn’t trouble Hugo Lloris between the sticks for France.
Serge Gnabry had the best chance to equalize for Die Mannschaft, but the Bayern Munich winger failed to keep his shot down from close range.
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