Germany vs Italy, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeagueGermany thrash Italy as Chelsea's Timo Werner scores twice
Germany demolished Italy 5-2 on Tuesday with a sparkling display of attacking football for their first Nations League A3 win.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Davide Calabria.
- 5': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Italy).
- 5': Thomas Müller (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Attempt missed. Leroy Sané (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
- 8': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 8': Offside, Italy. Giacomo Raspadori tries a through ball, but Degnand Wilfried Gnonto is caught offside.
- 10': Goal! Germany 1, Italy 0. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
- 14': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Davide Frattesi.
- 14': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).
- 16': Jonas Hofmann (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by David Raum (Germany).
- 20': Matteo Politano (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Italy) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 23': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Italy).
- 23': Leroy Sané (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Lukas Klostermann.
- 31': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Italy).
- 31': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timo Werner.
- 33': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Davide Calabria.
- 34': Degnand Wilfried Gnonto (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Leroy Sané (Germany).
- 35': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
- 39': Attempt saved. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
- 40': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
- 40': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Thomas Müller (Germany) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
- 44': Substitution, Italy. Luiz Felipe replaces Matteo Politano.
- 45'+2': Penalty Germany. Jonas Hofmann draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+2': Penalty conceded by Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+4': Goal! Germany 2, Italy 0. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Germany 2, Italy 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Germany 2, Italy 0.
- 45': Substitution, Italy. Gianluca Caprari replaces Davide Frattesi.
- 45': Substitution, Italy. Giorgio Scalvini replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 46': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 46': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Joshua Kimmich.
- 47': Attempt missed. Giorgio Scalvini (Italy) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gianluca Caprari with a cross following a corner.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Davide Calabria (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 48': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luiz Felipe.
- 51': Goal! Germany 3, Italy 0. Thomas Müller (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Caprari (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgio Scalvini.
- 55': Offside, Italy. Gianluca Caprari tries a through ball, but Nicolò Barella is caught offside.
- 56': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Davide Calabria.
- 56': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 58': Offside, Germany. Ilkay Gündogan tries a through ball, but Leroy Sané is caught offside.
- 60': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
- 60': Degnand Wilfried Gnonto (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Germany).
- 61': Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) is shown the yellow card.
- 63': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Degnand Wilfried Gnonto.
- 64': Substitution, Germany. Serge Gnabry replaces Jonas Hofmann.
- 65': Foul by Niklas Süle (Germany).
- 65': Gianluca Caprari (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Italy. Federico Dimarco replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
- 68': Goal! Germany 4, Italy 0. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
- 69': Goal! Germany 5, Italy 0. Timo Werner (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
- 71': Offside, Italy. Federico Dimarco tries a through ball, but Gianluca Caprari is caught offside.
- 73': Davide Calabria (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Foul by David Raum (Germany).
- 75': Substitution, Germany. Jamal Musiala replaces Thomas Müller.
- 75': Substitution, Germany. Lukas Nmecha replaces Timo Werner.
- 78': Substitution, Italy. Gianluca Scamacca replaces Gianluca Mancini because of an injury.
- 78': Attempt saved. Federico Dimarco (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Davide Calabria with a cross.
- 78': Goal! Germany 5, Italy 1. Degnand Wilfried Gnonto (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
- 79': Foul by Jamal Musiala (Germany).
- 79': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': David Raum (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Davide Calabria (Italy).
- 81': Offside, Italy. Nicolò Barella tries a through ball, but Gianluca Scamacca is caught offside.
- 82': Foul by Luiz Felipe (Italy).
- 82': Leroy Sané (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Leroy Sané (Germany) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Degnand Wilfried Gnonto (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (Germany).
- 84': Attempt blocked. Jamal Musiala (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
- 86': Attempt saved. Davide Calabria (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Degnand Wilfried Gnonto.
- 86': Foul by Degnand Wilfried Gnonto (Italy).
- 86': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Germany. Jonathan Tah replaces Niklas Süle.
- 88': Substitution, Germany. Anton Stach replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
- 90': Attempt missed. Anton Stach (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
- 90'+2': Degnand Wilfried Gnonto (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by David Raum (Germany).
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Federico Dimarco (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 90'+2': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Manuel Neuer.
- 90'+3': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Serge Gnabry.
- 90'+4': Goal! Germany 5, Italy 2. Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Germany 5, Italy 2.
- 0': Match ends, Germany 5, Italy 2.
Statistics
 ITA |
GER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 34.8 | Possession | 65.2 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 277 | Accurate Passes | 594 |
| 349 | Passes | 673 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 16 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 18 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 20 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Borussia-Park
Location: Mönchengladbach, Germany
Attendance: 44,144
Venue: Borussia-Park
Location: Mönchengladbach, Germany
Attendance: 44,144
UEFA Nations League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 6 | +14 | 14 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 6 | +6 | 9 |
| 3 | Hungary | 6 | -7 | 6 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | -13 | 2 |
Line-Ups
Germany (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Neuer (GK) |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger  |
| 15 | Niklas Süle |
| 3 | David Raum |
| 16 | Lukas Klostermann |
| 13 | Thomas Müller |
| 6 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 21 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 9 | Timo Werner |
| 19 | Leroy Sané |
| 18 | Jonas Hofmann |
Italy (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 23 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 5 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 3 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 6 | Davide Calabria |
| 16 | Bryan Cristante |
| 18 | Nicolò Barella |
| 21 | Davide Frattesi |
| 22 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 11 | Wilfried Gnonto |
| 17 | Matteo Politano |
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