International Friendlies: Germany 0-1 Brazil, 5 Talking Points

#3 Brazil's high press foils Germany's plans

Marcelo was on fire last night

Joachim Low's German side started the match with a clear-cut agenda - to play from the back. However, little did he know that Tite's Brazil were perfectly suited to foil it. The Brazilians pressed high up the pitch in a bid to constantly win the ball early, and Germany could do little about it.

Despite maintaining nearly 58% possession of the ball, the order to Germany's play was incessantly disturbed by the men in yellow, who refused to allow Die Mannschaft to get into the required rhythm.

Astonishingly, Germany even created more chances than their opponents, with a total of 13 shots, as compared to Brazil's 10. Which brings us to...