'Team won, not the individuals': Nagelsmann addresses inquiries on Musiala post Germany vs Scotland

In a dominating display, Germany secured a resounding 5-1 victory over Scotland in the Group A match of the UEFA Euro 2024. Florian Wirtz opened the scoring in the 10th minute, followed by goals from Jamal Musiala in the 19th minute, and Kai Havertz from the penalty spot in the 45th+1 minute. Niclas Füllkrug added another goal in the 68th minute, and Emre Can sealed the victory with a goal in the 90+3rd minute. Scotland's only goal came as an own goal by Antonio Rüdiger in the 87th minute. The match featured a red card for Ryan Porteous in the 44th minute. The German team dominated possession with 73% and showcased exceptional passing accuracy with 94%. This victory places Germany at the top of Group A standings with 3 points from this match in the UEFA Euro 2024 opener.

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Julian Nagelsmann speaks on Germany vs Scotland 

With midfielder Jamal Musiala having had a fantastic start to Euro 2024, Germany's manager Julian Nagelsmann tried to cool things down. In their first game, the hosts made a big impression on their rivals by winning 5-1 over Scotland. Germany came under intense criticism after losing two of their last three major competitions in the group round. They played a strong Scotland squad in Munich to open their Euro 2024 campaign.

Jamal Musiala of Bayern Munich, wearing Germany's number 10, gave a fantastic performance that drew a standing ovation at the Allianz Arena. The 21-year-old scored and created a number of pivotal moments that helped Die Mannschaft defeat Scotland and won him a lot of credit.

Julian Nagelsmann talked on his team's performance and Musiala's involvement after the game. Even though Nagelsmann had coached Musiala at Bayern Munich, he stressed the need of teamwork above individual accomplishment, claiming that the team's overall performance was what made the difference. Julian Nagelsmann said: 

"I don't want to single out players," 

"It's super interesting to see how our players came to be internationals. They have different paths but the one thing that unites everyone is we are part of this group... the team won the game, not individuals," he added.

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Making his Euro 2024 debut, Jamal Musiala created history by becoming Germany's second-youngest goal scorer in the competition's history. The Bayern Munich player was unstoppable against Steve Clarke's Scotland, whose defence could not handle his outstanding display.

With a crushing 5-1 triumph, Germany's campaign got off to the best possible start—the biggest opening win by a host country in tournament history. Next up for Germany on Wednesday is Hungary as they try to keep up their excellent record.