A Mats Hummels own goal was enough to hand France a 1-0 victory over Germany on Tuesday as the world champions made a winning start to thei...
A Mats Hummels own goal was enough to hand France a 1-0 victory over Germany on Tuesday as the world champions made a winning start to their Euro 2020 campaign by controlling the game in Munich.
Hummels turned the ball into his own net in the 20th minute, which ultimately decided the contest.
France also saw Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema have second-half goals ruled offside, while Adrien Rabiot hit the post for Les Bleus.
“It was a clash that could have been a semi-final or a final, so to take three points was important,” said France coach Didier Deschamps.
“We played a big game against a very good German team, but we were up to the level and this victory does us good.”
The result leaves France second on goal difference in the early Group F table behind Portugal, after the holders’ 3-0 win over Hungary earlier in Budapest.
The home defeat piles the pressure on Germany ahead of their next game against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal on Saturday, also at the Allianz Arena.
“It was a brutally intense game,” said Germany head coach Joachim Loew. “We fought until the end and I can’t blame the team, we gave it everything we had. What was missing was a bit of penetrating power in the...
