Germany clearly loses against France: Ter Stegen cannot prevent the defeat!

Germany clearly loses against France: Ter Stegen cannot prevent the defeat!

At the Nations League Final Four, the German national team lost 2-0 to France in the game for third place. Loud Torwart.de German goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen showed a strong performance despite the defeat.

The game got off to a turbulent start when France fired their first warning shot in the second minute with a shot from Rayan Cherki near ter Stegen. The German keeper made a save and thus prevented an early deficit. A few moments later, ter Stegen confidently kept his men in the game from a subsequent corner.

Key events of the game

However, in stoppage time in the first half, it was Kylian Mbappé who gave the French team the lead. His shot from nine meters was influenced by Leon Goretzka in Ter Stegen's field of vision, making it difficult for the German goalkeeper to block the ball. Despite touching the ball, it bounced off the inside post and into the goal. The deficit put a lot of strain on the German team, who then struggled to get back into the game.

In the second half, Germany managed to increase the pressure, but chances from Cherki and Marcus Thuram went unused, with Thuram even hitting the outside post. Ter Stegen also showed strong performance in the 70th minute when he parried a low shot from Thuram from 12 meters. But the German offensive efforts ultimately had no tangible success.

In the 84th minute the decisive score was 2-0 for France. After a defensive mistake, Mbappé passed the ball on to Samuel Olise, who slotted it into the empty net from close range. Mike Maignan, the goalkeeper of the French national team, had shown an outstanding game up to this point and, among other things, saved a shot from Woltemade shortly before half-time.

Goalkeeper duel and statistics

A comparison of the goalkeepers showed that despite conceding two goals, Ter Stegen saved 78 percent of the balls shot on goal, while Maignan, who did not concede a goal, had a 100 percent rate. The numbers show how intense the game was:

The German team not only missed the chance for third place, but also to say goodbye to this tournament with a positive performance. The missed placement is by Spiegel.de viewed critically, especially against the background of the upcoming challenges at the international level.