Germany 2-4 Netherlands: 5 players who impressed in the match | EURO 2020 Qualifiers

#1 Gini Wijnaldum

Wijnaldum gave a man of the match performance

Given the immense quality available in the German midfield, it is not very often that you see the four-time world champions dominated in the middle of the park, but that is exactly what happened against Netherlands.

After 90 minutes, stats revealed that the visitors had controlled 59% of the possession, and at a point during the match, they had 67% possession, and a large reason for this was the tireless display of Gini Wijnaldum over the course of 90 minutes.

The 28-year-old has earned a reputation over the years of being an energetic box-to-box midfielder. Against Germany, he brought his industrious attitude to the fore, hassling Kroos and Kimmich, and barely giving them any breathing space, while also acting as an effective link between the midfield and attack.

The former Newcastle man laid the pass for Malen to put Netherlands 3-2 up, while he was also on hand to make sure of all three points with a well taken goal in the 91st minute in what was a man-of-the-match performance.