UEFA Nations League
Klopp earns first win after stunning Wirtz display
Jurgen Klopp picked up his first win as Germany boss with a 2-0 victory over Serbia in the Nations League.… Show More
Jurgen Klopp picked up his first win as Germany boss with a 2-0 victory over Serbia in the Nations League.
Florian Wirtz was the star of the show in a relentless display from the home side at the Allianz Arena, with the Liverpool midfielder scoring the second goal after Tom Bischof got the opener late in the first half.
Germany started on the front foot as Aleksandar Pavlovic curled narrowly wide before Nick Woltemade sent a header off target, while Gnabry dragged an effort wide of the left post in the 18th minute, after a brilliant pass from Wirtz.
Djordje Petrovic was then on hand to deny both Gnabry and Wirtz with two brilliant saves, but he could do nothing when Bischof fired into the roof of the net after Wirtz's initial effort bounced back off the post, six minutes before half-time.
Germany continued to push either side of the break, with Petrovic tipping a fierce attempt from Bischof over the bar before Said El Mala's deflected strike landed just wide of the right post after the restart.
Woltemade fired over from mere yards out from Philipp Treu's cross, but Germany doubled its lead just past the hour as Wirtz showed brilliant skill to take in a pass from Maximilian Mittelstadt and dribble past Srdjan Babic before scoring.
Serbia's first, and only, shot came in the 78th minute as Jonas Urbig easily dealt with a long-range attempt from Filip Kostic, as Germany's dominance on the ball was too much for the visitors to handle.
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