In the Round of 16 of the European Championship, Musiala scored the decisive goal to help Germany beat Denmark 2-0 and advance.
After Havertz and Sane missed consecutive golden opportunities, Musiala finally scored the decisive goal for Germany in the 68th minute. Schlotterbeck sent a long pass from the backfield, Schmeichel didn’t come out in time, Musiala broke into the left side of the penalty area and pushed the ball into the far corner.
This is Musiala’s third goal in this European Championship, he previously scored one goal each in the group stage against Scotland and Hungary. Currently, he has equaled the number of goals scored by Georgian striker Mikataдзе (3 goals) and is tied for first place on the European Championship top scorer list.
According to statistics, 21-year-old Musiala is the second youngest player to score three European Championship goals after Rooney (18 years old). Meanwhile, Musiala is the first German player in the last 10 years to score at least three goals in a major tournament after Thomas Muller (5 goals) and Andre Schürrle (3 goals) in the 2014 World Cup.
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