National team: basketball players easily for the European Championship group victory – Portugal is waiting

The German basketball players stormed in the fifth game in the European Championship and have cleared the last doubts about the group victory. The world champion defied in front of 12,900 spectators of the big backdrop and defeated hosts Finland clearly with 91:61 (50:36). After exclusively sovereign victories, the team led by captain Dennis Schröder can travel to the final round to the final round to the Latvian Riga.

There is a maximum of one passage station on the way to the desired medal for the German team in Finnish Tampere Famose Famose Famose Famose Famose Famose Famose Famose Famose Famose Famose Famose Famose Famose Famose. Against the overwhelmed Finns, NBA-Jungstar Franz Wagner was one of the great guarantors for success with 23 points.

“It was really fun,” said Wagner in Magenta Sport. “We did not find our rhythm in the first quarter, but then we got it better. Now we are looking forward to Riga.” Isaac Bonga was also satisfied. “It is very difficult to play against us. We are offensive and defensive in a good mood.”

Mumbru on the way of improvement

At the preliminary round, assistant Alan Ibrahimagic also looked after the team of national coach Alex Mumbru, who spent five nights in the hospital after an “acute abdomen”. The Spaniard Mumbru followed the game from the team hotel, which was only five minutes walk away, and is on the way of improvement. Already against Portugal he could stand on the sidelines again – before the teams travel together from Tampere to Riga on Thursday.

The German captain Schröder, against whom there had been racist hostility in the Lithuanian game, was witnessed to the parquet before the game showed how almost 13,000 people showed their solidarity with the 31-year-old. Before the game, red cards with the lettering “Stop Racism” (stops racism) were in all places – these were raised on command collectively.

Wagner: “Special situation”

Schröder initially had to struggle in terms of sport. The leader of the world champion seven quick points – but he also allowed himself three ball losses early. Such negligence with the German team in the first four victories – which were all very clear – had not been observed. However, they kept themselves within narrow limits.

“It is a special situation to play against the host. We still want to play a good game today and then we look forward to Riga,” Wagner announced in advance at RTL. Exactly six years ago, Germany failed in the World Cup preliminary round after a embarrassing defeat against the Dominican Republic in China-these times have long been overcome, in view of the performance in Tampere, EM-Gold is the only real goal.

No examination in the preliminary round

While co-captain Johannes Voigtmann is out for the rest of the European Championship because of a knee surgery, Maodo Lo returned to the Ibrahimagic team. In the second quarter, the Germans, led by Wagner, managed to calm the loud audience through strong offensive actions. Wagner already had 15 points in the account at half -time. After the change of sides, Germany continued to pull away and showed the Finns in phases.

There was no real exam for the world champion in this preliminary round. With five problem -free victories, we now go to Riga, where every mistake can mean that. The Portuguese had previously secured the ticket for the round of the last 16 with a 68:65 via Estonia. The German team can meet real medal candidates in the KO round in the quarter-finals next Wednesday.