Two victories against two great rivals in four days. The national team caught Euro fever 80 days before the start of the tournament in Germany.

“In the end we made the stadium very hot. We really wanted to win and we took more risks than our rivals,” said a happy Julian Nagelsmann (36) after the 2-1 victory against them. Netherlands.

RTL with the best ratings for international matches in five years

The new desire for things is also transferred to the living rooms of the home DFB-Equipment. Up to 11.96 million football fans watched Frankfurt's exciting success on RTL on Tuesday (March 26, 2024). For the station, it is the most successful international match broadcast since March 2019.

Express.de was present at the German victory and in the catacombs of the stadium experienced some things that remained hidden from the spectators.

Thomas Müller (34) is and continues to be the scorer of the team's good moments. When DJ Teddy-O played Peter Schilling's “Major Tom” during the warm-up, the Bayern star sang loudly on the pitch. “That's funny. It's a great song to sing, even if you don't have anyone sitting there. If so, it would be even better.”

However, in the rush of luck, Müller did not even notice that the old Zombie Nation goal anthem “Kernkraft 400” was playing again when Niclas Füllkrug (31) scored the winning goal. When Express.de asked him about it after his 128th cap, he remained silent.

Musiala angry about the grass: “Luckily I survived”

“I didn't even realize, if I'm honest. But in the end we don't care what music is played when the winning goal is scored. “Only the music of happiness sounds inside.”

Jamal Musiala (21) was still stunned around the field in Frankfurt after the victory. “Every action felt like I was slipping. I always put on cleats, but the field went away every time, with every turn,” the young Bayern star complained. “Fortunately I survived. “I do a lot of rotations, so it has to be a little stable.”

Musiala would prefer not to play in Frankfurt in the Euro Cup

Nagelsmann also described the clandestinity as a “catastrophe.” Jonathan Tah (28) also escaped briefly at 0-1. “Of course it wasn't a good ball from Maximilian Mittelstädt. “But there are also problems with posture. I think Jona can do it on a normal field.”

Musiala even announced that Germany should not play the European Championship in Frankfurt. But it can bury hope. The third and final group match against Switzerland will be played there on June 23.

Julian Nagelsmann gives Leroy Sané a Euro Cup guarantee

Leroy Sané (28) is usually a player who does not want to be close to the media and likes to walk away quickly after games. On Tuesday, the Bayern professional, sanctioned with the red card, advertised himself to the public. He first signed autographs for fans in the team hotel for a long time, then gave several interviews and stayed with the team for a long time after the final whistle in Frankfurt.

As a reward, Nagelsmann gave him the guarantee of the European Championship: “He is exceptionally good. He knows what it means to play a European Championship at home. It has to be integrated into this functional group. I am convinced that Leroy puts his qualities one hundred percent at the service of the team. And we definitely won't miss it if he's healthy.”

Maximilian Mittelstädt (27) is the newcomer to the international double group. With two good ideas he made a perfect self-promotion. Against Holland, a careless pass to Tah started the deficit, but he equalized with a shot into the corner.

Mittelstädt had to give a speech to the DFB team

“I had the feeling that if Jamal passed me the ball, I wanted it up there. That was a nice goal. We rehearsed a lot of corner variations and the shot was 90 percent rehearsed.”

After his first international match, the Stuttgart player used to give a speech to the team. “I thanked the boys, the staff and the coaching staff for welcoming me so well. I said I'm very proud to be here. “But I haven't had to sing yet.”

Television presenter and podcast producer Tommi Schmitt (35) was also in the press area after the game. The Füllkrug striker had a lively conversation with the Cologne native. By the way, he also has his opinion on the debate about the new goal music.

Füllkrug has an idea to improve the atmosphere at international matches

“We do not have an ultra group, nor a fan scene and there is no fan soul created around the national team.” Therefore, a song like this could “Major Tom” aid. “Letting a little more Bierkönig into the stadiums during the European Championship could work.”

Füllkrug even had another suggestion. “It was fun and nice to have our own fans there,” he said: “You could tell there was euphoria, people were in a different mood, they received us very positively. Now we just need a singer.”

The forward wants a so-called boss for the national team. “You could tell that people wanted to cheer us on and definitely wanted to give us positive feelings on the field, but they couldn't find common ground. That is why we need a small group to set the pace for the European Championship.”

International matches are always a meeting place for many greats in the world of football. Former national coach Joachim Löw (64 years old) followed the match with his advisor Harun Arslan. What's notable: Jogi now needs glasses to follow what's happening.

The hype surrounding the 1974 world champions also resonated on Tuesday. The DFB had invited all the Munich heroes to meet Holland again, but they did not feel appreciated enough. In fact, Berti Vogts (77) wanted to come to discuss the situation with the president of the DFB, Bernd Neuendorf (62). But the former national coach also canceled with little notice.

After all, Wolfgang Kleff (77) came to the game. Before the game, the goalkeeper chatted with Socio volkswagen with humor the time before the title at the Malente sports school. He also defended goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen (31) and highlighted Manuel Neuer's (38) susceptibility to injury.

By Marcel Schwamborn