Defending champions Germany are facing elimination when they take on international rivals England for the final group stage match of the 2023 U21 Euros. Germany are third in Group C with only one point to their name while England sit comfortably atop the standings with six points from their two matches. England have already secured themselves a spot in the quarter-finals as the Group C winners. Germany, meanwhile, must win this game while also hoping that Israel is able to beat the Czech Republic. A draw for the Czech’s would see them through as the second-place team thanks to their superior head-to-head record over the Germans.

With the group already secured, we are likely to see England U21 manager Lee Carsley rotate some of his regular starters with this being a golden opportunity to give some of the other members of the squad a run out. While this will certainly work in Germany’s favor, it’s not to say that the young Three Lions are simply rolling over and conceding defeat. This England U21 side is arguably the deepest squad in the tournament and the fact that players like Harvey Elliot and Cole Palmer come off the bench is all you need to know. We’re likely to see the aforementioned Liverpool and Man City starlets make the starting 11 here. England U21 have now won their last two matches to nil, recovering nicely from a two match losing skid suffered just before this competition started. They’ve now won five of their last seven overall, scoring 14 goals during that stretch and keeping four clean sheets.

The Germany U21 squad is in crisis mode as they face the very real possibility of exiting the tournament in the group stage as the defending champions. The Germans have been extremely wasteful this tournament and have been unable to convert their chances. Their opener against Israel saw them dominate 78% of the possession and create five clear cut scoring chances in a 1-1 draw. Germany’s most recent match against the Czech Republic would follow a similar script. They controlled 70% of the ball and pel



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在2023年U21欧洲杯小组赛最后一场比赛中，卫冕冠军德国队将面临被淘汰的危险。德国队仅积1分在C组排名第三，而英格兰队则以两场比赛积6分稳居积分榜首位。英格兰队已经以C组第一的身份进入了四分之一决赛。与此同时，德国队必须赢得这场比赛，同时也希望以色列能够击败捷克。如果捷克队取得平局，他们将以第二名的身份出线，这要归功于他们对德国人的正面交锋记录。

在小组已经确定的情况下，我们可能会看到英格兰U21主教练李·卡斯利轮换他的一些常规首发球员，这是一个黄金机会，让球队的一些其他成员跑完。虽然这肯定会对德国有利，但这并不是说年轻的三狮军团只是翻来覆去地认输。这支英格兰U21国家队可以说是本届杯赛中最具深度的球队，你只需要知道像哈维·艾略特和科尔·帕尔默这样替补出场的球员。我们可能会看到前面提到的利物浦和曼城的新星进入首发11人名单。英格兰U21在最近两场比赛中以0比0获胜，从比赛开始前的两场失利中恢复了过来。在过去的7场比赛中，他们赢了5场，进了14球，保持了4场零封。

德国U21国家队正处于危机状态，因为他们很有可能以卫冕冠军的身份在小组赛中出局。德国人在本届比赛中挥霍无度，没能抓住机会。在对阵以色列的首场比赛中，他们控制了78%的控球率，并创造了5次明显的得分机会，最终1-1战平。德国队最近与捷克队的比赛将遵循类似的剧本。他们控制了70%的控球权