The Germany U21 national team has reached the final of the European Championship for the third time. After a dramatic 4-3 win on penalties over England in the semi-finals, DFB president Reinhard Grindel and Germany head coach Jaochim Löw sent their congratulations to the team from their base at the Confed Cup in Russia. The relief and pride was clear to see in Stefan Kuntz and his players. DFB.de brings you all the post-match reaction here.
DFB president Reinhard Grindel: Congratulations to Stefan Kuntz and the entire team on reaching the U21 Euro final. What a thrilling semi-final. The match delivered what it had promised in every respect. Drama, class, extra-time and penalties with a huge number of goalscoring opportunities; a typical match between Germany and England.
Germany head coach Joachim Löw: Fantastic boys, brilliant stuff! We had a great evening here in Sotschi where we all watched the game together and were crossing our fingers for you all. You all gave it everything and absolutely deserve to be in the final. For us now, it is about doing the exact same thing in our match against Mexico on Thursday.
U21 head coach Stefan Kuntz: We wanted the people back at home to be proud of us and the team has done that in world class style.
Julian Pollersbeck: It’s amazing. This is why we play football. This is why we love football. I had my little sheet of notes with me. I didn’t think too much about it as usual.
Sporting director Horst Hrubesch: I am very proud of the team. Credit to Stefan. It was a really exciting encounter. We should have really made it 2-0. Now I hope that Stefan can go one better than I did at the Olympics.
Marc-André ter Stegen: It is a great achievement for the U21. It was an open and intense game, a real emotional roller coaster. First we were in the lead, then we turned it around after going behind and we held our nerve on penalties. It was a really strong performance and the boys deserve to be in the final. Congratulations!
Leon Goretzka: I am really happy for the team. They had to fight tooth and nail to reach the final. They showed great morale after falling behind and held their nerves on penalties. They absolutely deserve this victory. Now anything is possible in the final.
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The Germany U21 national team has reached the final of the European Championship for the third time. After a dramatic 4-3 win on penalties over England in the semi-finals, DFB president Reinhard Grindel and Germany head coach Jaochim Löw sent their congratulations to the team from their base at the Confed Cup in Russia. The relief and pride was clear to see in Stefan Kuntz and his players. DFB.de brings you all the post-match reaction here.
DFB president Reinhard Grindel: Congratulations to Stefan Kuntz and the entire team on reaching the U21 Euro final. What a thrilling semi-final. The match delivered what it had promised in every respect. Drama, class, extra-time and penalties with a huge number of goalscoring opportunities; a typical match between Germany and England.
Germany head coach Joachim Löw: Fantastic boys, brilliant stuff! We had a great evening here in Sotschi where we all watched the game together and were crossing our fingers for you all. You all gave it everything and absolutely deserve to be in the final. For us now, it is about doing the exact same thing in our match against Mexico on Thursday.
U21 head coach Stefan Kuntz: We wanted the people back at home to be proud of us and the team has done that in world class style.
Julian Pollersbeck: It’s amazing. This is why we play football. This is why we love football. I had my little sheet of notes with me. I didn’t think too much about it as usual.
Sporting director Horst Hrubesch: I am very proud of the team. Credit to Stefan. It was a really exciting encounter. We should have really made it 2-0. Now I hope that Stefan can go one better than I did at the Olympics.
Marc-André ter Stegen: It is a great achievement for the U21. It was an open and intense game, a real emotional roller coaster. First we were in the lead, then we turned it around after going behind and we held our nerve on penalties. It was a really strong performance and the boys deserve to be in the final. Congratulations!
Leon Goretzka: I am really happy for the team. They had to fight tooth and nail to reach the final. They showed great morale after falling behind and held their nerves on penalties. They absolutely deserve this victory. Now anything is possible in the final.
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