Jamal Musiala comes home to stitch together disjointed Germany in Euro 2024 win over Hungary

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Within 15 seconds, Julian Nagelsmann’s players needed goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to bail them out, as the ball broke for Roland Sallai in the Germany box, and a shock opener seemed imminent. open image in gallery Jamal Musiala, left, fires Germany in front As half-time approached, however, there were concerns of the defensive variety, with Germany conceding a free-kick that led Dominik Szoboszlai to draw an acrobatic save from Neuer, moments before the Liverpool midfielder bore down on goal and lashed a half-volley. open image in gallery Musiala celebrates after giving Germany an early lead Between die Nationalmannschaft’s clumsier moments, Musiala broke the deadlock, finishing off a scrappy first-half sequence in Hungary’s area. open image in gallery Ilkay Gundogan adds Germany’s second goal of the game Not long before the break, the Bayern Munich playmaker even seemed to have doubled Germany’s lead, and his own personal tally, forgoing backlift to send a shot searing into the top corner – just the wrong side of the netting, by the barest of margins.