Bisseck's calm return boosts Germany's start against Greece

In Berlin's Olympiastadion, when the German national team took on Greece, the calm demeanor of Yann Aurel Bisseck immediately stood out – the Inter Milan defender who returned after a year and a half break, impressed in the starting eleven of national coach Jürgen Klopp.

Strong defence, clear roles

Alexander Nübel, the goalkeeper of Besiktas Istanbul, displayed calm throughout the match and always kept an overview. On crosses and corners he looked confident, as well as in passing, where he had hardly any dangerous situations to deal with.

The only exception was the deflected shot from Dimitrios Kourbelis that led to the own goal – Nübel was helpless here. Nevertheless, he remained a reliable keeper who kept the goal clean.

Individual critique of the new players

Of the five new players that Jürgen Klopp called up to the starting eleven, only Bisseck impressed. In central defence he displayed strong passing, good positioning and a confident aerial game. Already in the 17th minute he saw a yellow card, which he, however, tucked away well.

Joshua Vagnoman contributed little offensive power, while Jonathan Tah held the defence together and shone in the build‑up play. Joshua Kimmich delivered nice passes, but lacked creativity, and missed a free‑kick chance against Konstantinos Tzolakis.

Other attacking players such as Nathaniel Brown, Felix Nmecha, Bambasé Conté, Florian Wirtz, Karim Adeyemi, Serge Gnabry, Younes Ebnoutalib, Kevin Schade, Jonathan Burkardt, Anton Stach and Hennes Behrens could not influence the match decisively and mostly remained dull.

Overall the German team displayed a weak attacking game, especially on the right side, while the defence, led by Bisseck and Tah, remained stable. The 0‑1 loss to Greece remains a point that the squad, after the match, described in an interview with Jonathan Tah as “a flop”.