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#3 Marco Reus shines on return to international fold

Reus was in good form

Reus will be participating in his first World Cup, in Russia next week, and he gave a good account of himself with a confident display today.

The Borussia Dortmund star started behind striker Timo Werner in a 4-2-3-1 set-up, and ran the show in the first-half. Reus was at the centre of most of the chances Germany created with his inviting crosses and buccaneering runs from the left flank. He also assisted Werner’s opener with a delightful hoick from near the byline.

On a day when creative chief Mesut Ozil sat out and Thomas Muller was quite subdued, Reus stepped up and made a strong case to start in the tournament proper. Having missed the last two international tournaments (FIFA 2014 and Euro 2016) with injuries, things are finally looking up for him on the international front.

Now some brilliant performances in Russia would propel him up the German ranks too.