Nathan Ake was carried out on a stretcher after an enthralling 2-2 Nations League tie between the Netherlands and Germany in Amsterdam.
Following Deniz Undav’s first international goal for Germany, which cancelled out Tijjani Reijnders’ early opener, Manchester City defender Ake came off the ball with what appeared to be a significant muscular injury.
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The Premier League returns on Saturday, with Pep Guardiola’s team facing Brentford, and Ake could be sidelined.
Joshua Kimmich put the visitors ahead in first-half extra time, but Denzel Dumfries leveled a thrilling Group A3 match at Johan Cruijff Arena. Reported By independent News.
Germany began their campaign with a 5-0 thumping of Hungary on Saturday, while the Dutch arrived in their capital city fresh off a resounding 5-2 victory against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Eindhoven.
Ronald Koeman’s team got off to a quick start, leading after two minutes.
Ryan Gravenberch’s through-ball opened a wide hole in Germany’s defence, and Reijnders, who scored five goals against Bosnia, sprinted away to calmly slot between Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s knees.
After Kai Havertz ruffled the side-netting at the other end, unmarked Dutch defender Dumfries missed a chance to double the hosts’ lead when he headed wide from Xavi Simons’ free kick.
Gravenberch, a Liverpool midfielder, opened it again, pinging a brilliant 40-yard pass to Simons, whose low shot at the end of the counterattack was saved by Ter Stegen.
The hosts’ efforts were undone by a significant momentum shift in the last minutes of the half.
Undav leveled in the 38th minute, blasting high into the net on the rebound after Manchester United defender Matthijs de Ligt relinquished control while attempting to play out from the back.
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