Our prediction for this match:
All eyes will be on Weserstadion when Germany and Ukraine go head to head in a friendly. Germany suffered a 3-2 loss to Belgium in their last warm-up game, but they are seen as hot favourites to beat Ukraine in front of home fans. A man to watch in the home team will be talented forward Jamal Musiala, who helped Bayern Munich defend their trophy, while Ilkay Gundogan should be rested after taking part in the Champions League final with Man City.
The Ukrainians, on the other hand, kicked off their EURO 2023 qualifying campaign with a 2-0 loss to England. The visitors have never defeated Germany on the international stage and seeing that Hansi Flick’s troops are a real force to be reckoned with at home, we are tempted to put our money on the Nationalelf. A man to keep an eye on in the visiting team will be Marseille midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi.
Highlighted Player (Timo Werner):
Timo Werner is a German starlet, who began his senior career at Vfb Stuttgart. The German forward, who was born in Stuttgart on March 6, 1996, scored 13 goals in 95 appearances in the league for Die Schwaben and in 2016 he moved to fellow Bundesliga side Leipzig and he impressed with the Red Bulls in the 2016/2017 Bundesliga campaign, scoring 21 goals in the process.
To make things even better for the talented attacker, he represented Germany at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and it has to be noted that he provided an assist for Lars Stindl in the title game. Despite the fact that coach Joachim Low rested star players at the tournament in Russia, the Germans eventually won the trophy.
Timo Werner played for the Germany U17 team as well and he won the silver medal with die Mannschaft at the 2012 UEFA European Championship. His main position is centre forward, but he is used as a winger as well. Timo Werner’s contract with Leipzig should expire on June 30, 2020.
Highlighted Team (Ukraine):
After the country had gained independence from the Soviet Union, Ukraine played their first international match in 1992, and they have come a long way since. Zbirna have only once played at the World Cup finals so far, and they did really well to reach the quarter-finals in 2006, while they co-hosted the Euro 2012 with Poland, albeit failing to get past the group stage.
The generation that secured qualification for the Euro 2016 finals in France is arguably the most talented ever, with Yevhen Konoplyanka, Andriy Yarmolenko, Ruslan Rotan and Roman Zozulya the leading players, but plenty more talent present in Mikhail Fomenko’s squad.
Similar to the trademark style of former Soviet teams, Ukraine bases their tactics on rock-solid defence and swift counter-attacks, but it has to be noted that Zbirna possess a lot more technical skills and attacking potential than most other former Russian republics. Everything suggests that the most successful period in the history of the national team is ahead of them.