Greece stun Germany to leave Klopp winless
by KickOff Reporter · KickOffGermany suffered their first loss under Jurgen Klopp following a shock 1-0 defeat to Greece in UEFA Nations League action at the WWK Arena.
Klopp was keen to get Die Mannschaft up and running in his first home match in the dugout after the 1-1 draw against the Netherlands last Thursday.
After a goalless first half with little to show, the four-time World champions were stunned late in the second period when a low shot in the box by Dimitrios Kourbelis wrong-footed Alexander Nubel and rattled the net.
With time running out, the home nation didn’t stage a comeback as the Greeks secured a vital victory on the road to make it two wins from two matches in the group.
Portugal secure back-to-back wins
Portugal maintained their winning start in the UEFA Nations League after a 2-1 victory over Norway in a League A Group D clash at the Ullevaal Stadium on Sunday evening.
Following a narrow victory against Wales, the defending champions came looking for a more convincing display, as Gancalo Ramos and Joao Neves replaced Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes.
The A Selecao adapted well and made the breakthrough early on through Joao Felix from a Pedro Neto assist.
The Vikings bounced back after the break and levelled when their talisman Erling Haaland finished off a Patrick Berg delivery, but the visitors quickly restored their lead following a smart finish by Goncalo Ramos and held on for the win.
Xavi bags first wins with Dutch
Netherlands overcame a stubborn Serbia 2-1 and secured their first win in League A group B and gave coach Xavi Hernandez his first win at the Stadio Rajko Mitic in Belgrade.
After failing to get a win in the opener on Thursday, the Oranje were eager to make amends and get their up and running with Serbia no pushovers and lost at home to Greece on the opening day.
Xavi’s boys made the ideal start and grabbed the lead on the half-hour mark in the first half through a penalty by Mexx Meerdink.
Luka Jovic got Serbia back on level terms a minute into the second stanza before Meerdink popped up again to seal his brace and their win.
Denmark off the mark!
Denmark got their first win in the tournament after overcoming Wales 2-0 in a League A Group D encounter at Parken Arena.
The Danes were made to dig deep by the Welsh, who chased their first win of the campaign after going down to the defending Portugal in the tournament opener.
However, the Danes proved superior as they took the lead through Ben Davies' own goal before striker Gustav Isaksen popped up later to double their lead to seal the win.