Germany wins confidently against Bosnia-Herzegovina. The young stars Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz shine in the runaway victory in the Nations League. And Musiala indicates that he will soon make an important decision for his future.
Even before kick-off, Jamal Musiala thrilled the fans. When the game designer for the German national soccer team stepped onto the pitch with his colleagues in the Freiburg stadium on Saturday evening, many of the children in the run-in were a little cold. Musiala gave his training jacket to the little one he came onto the field with.
A lovely gesture that was praised on social media. Musiala also impressed in the game against Bosnia-Herzegovina. After a cross from captain Joshua Kimmich, the young star made it 1-0 with a header after just two minutes. As he cheered, he pointed to his forehead, beaming. In the past few weeks, Musiala has been scoring again and again with headers. Germany won the last home game of the year 7-0 (3-0), thus securing early group victory.
Lothar Matthäus praises Jamal Musiala
“He works very hard on himself,” said RTL expert Lothar Matthäus. The German record international player raved about Musiala's performance. “He is a difference player.” As he recently did at FC Bayern, Musiala is also outstanding in the national team.
He and Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen were among the best Germans in the decisive victory against overwhelmed Bosnians. The two 21-year-olds dominated the game. Wirtz didn't notice that he had to take a short break during the week with an infection. He scored two goals. “Dream football,” Matthäus called it. “It was one of the best games I’ve seen from our national team.”
Musiala didn't just shine with his goal. He was involved in almost every German attack, repeatedly played dangerous passes and almost scored a goal. The audience in the Freiburg stadium, which was sold out with 28,143 spectators, was thrilled. “Oh, how beautiful this is,” sang the fans in the arena. And national coach Julian Nagelsmann clapped on the sidelines.
In the 58th minute of the game, Nagelsmann decided to rest Musiala and substituted Leroy Sané for him, who made it 6-0 (67th). There was a standing ovation in the stands when Musiala was substituted. Musiala thanked him and watched the rest of the game from outside. “It was fun,” he said after the final whistle. He was proud of his header to make it 1-0. “Positioning is important. Just be there – and hit the ball well.”
Musiala was very happy. “I also set myself the goal of improving in a few areas – going into the box, being hungry, finishing from close range, scoring the easy goals, having my head on the spot.” , the offensive professional recently told the editorial network Germany.
In 14 games this season for Bayern he has already scored nine goals and four assists. He scored three of his goals with his head. He has already played 36 games for Germany. Bayern want to extend his contract, which is valid until June 30, 2026.
“I know there are a lot of eyes on my situation, but I try to put as little pressure on myself as possible,” said Musiala. “It's important for me to stay fit and perform at my best until I have some time to slow down. Then I can take time to think about everything.” That should probably be around the turn of the year.
Jamal Musiala once again proved how valuable he is for German football this evening in Freiburg.
Julien Wolff is a football editor. He has been reporting from Munich since 2011 about FC Bayernalso about the Bundesliga and the national team.
