Jamal Musiala continued to show that he is the superhero of the German “tank” with the goal that sealed the 2-0 victory over Denmark. Through this, Musiala has greatly contributed to opening the door to the quarter-finals of EURO 2024 for the German team.
Musiala is in explosive form
The match between Germany and Denmark in the round of 16 at EURO 2024 took place with many unexpected developments. A hailstorm caused the match to be delayed for 30 minutes, 2 goals were disallowed by VAR and finally the result was 2-0 in favor of the home team. 21-year-old midfielder Jamal Musiala was the author of the goal that sealed the 2-0 score for the “tank” Germany in the 68th minute. Musiala received a pass from a teammate below before breaking away to face Schmeichel. The number 10 player made no mistake to seal the 2-0 score for the home team Germany.
Through this, Musiala has greatly contributed to opening the door to the quarter-finals of EURO 2024 for the German national team, while increasing the total number of goals he has scored at EURO 2024 to 3 goals. Musiala and Georgia’s Georges Mikautadze are currently leading the race for the Golden Boot award at EURO 2024 with 3 goals each.
According to Opta statistics, Musiala scored his third goal at EURO 2024 at the age of just 21 years, 4 months and 3 days. In history, Wayne Rooney (18 years, 7 months, 28 days) is the youngest player to achieve a similar scoring record. No one else but Musiala had previously had a brilliant performance to help coach Julian Nagelsmann’s team defeat Hungary 2-0 after 90 minutes of play in the second match of the group stage. Musiala scored in the 22nd minute after receiving the ball from captain Gungodan in a somewhat clumsy situation of the Hungarian defense. Musiala’s opening goal helped the German “Tank” play become more fluid and coherent.
Previously, the Bayern Munich star also scored in Germany’s 5-1 victory over Scotland in the opening match of EURO 2024. Even more impressive, Musiala is the second youngest player in EURO history to score in both first two matches, after Hungary’s Ferenc Bene did it in 1964.
Throughout what Jamal Musiala has shown through his appearances at EURO 2024 with the German national team, it is clear that each match with Musiala at this time is an overwhelming performance, the ability to make a difference and destroy the opponent. Not only constantly tearing the opponent’s net apart, Musiala also makes a strong impression with his ability to run into space and control the ball, making it difficult for the opponent to defend.
No wonder coach Nagelsmann has been full of praise for his favorite student. “When you have players like Jamal, you don’t need to tell him what to do, Jamal knows what to do with the ball. He has a huge influence on the whole team,” coach Nagelsmann shared with the media. That’s enough to see that Germany’s championship ambitions depend a lot on Musiala’s special talent at this year’s EURO.