Klopp's Germany earns first win, Portugal triumphs in Denmark without departed Ronaldo
In UEFA Nations League action, Germany secured its first win under new head coach Jürgen Klopp by beating Serbia, the Netherlands salvaged a late draw in Greece, and Portugal won in Denmark after Cristiano Ronaldo left the squad.
Thursday's UEFA Nations League matches brought several notable developments, including Germany's first victory under new head coach Jürgen Klopp.
Germany defeats Serbia
Germany beat Serbia 2:0 on home soil. Thomas Bischof opened the scoring by capitalizing on a rebound off the post following a Florian Wirtz shot, and in the second half Wirtz himself doubled the lead with a close-range finish set up by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
Netherlands rescue a draw late on
Greece and the Netherlands played out an eventful 2:2 draw. The hosts went 2:0 up in the first half through Fotis Ioannidis and Georgios Masouras, the latter capitalizing on one of several Dutch defensive errors. In the second half, Virgil van Dijk headed in a goal to narrow the gap, and deep into stoppage time Tijjani Reijnders scored off a rebound to secure the draw. After three rounds in Group A2, Greece leads with seven points, the Netherlands has five, Germany has four, and Serbia remains without points.
Portugal triumphs without Ronaldo
In Group A4, Portugal won 4:2 away against Denmark. The match came a day after Cristiano Ronaldo left the national team camp, with his number 7 shirt passed on to Rafael Leão. Portugal's goals came from João Cancelo, Gonçalo Ramos, Vitinha and João Félix, while Denmark scored through Mikkel Damsgaard and Rasmus Højlund. In the same group, Wales beat Norway 2:1 at home, with Norway playing the second half a man down after a red card. After three matches, Portugal leads the group with nine points, while the other three teams each have three points.
Portugal won last season's Nations League title, beating Spain on penalties in the final.
