Bayer Leverkusen host AC Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday, hoping for a sparkling performance from star midfielder Florian Wirtz. Still just 21, Wirtz will make his home debut in the competition, having missed Leverkusen’s most recent Champions League campaign with an ACL injury. That he will do so against seven-time champions Milan feels […]
Jamal Musiala v Florian Wirtz In Spotlight As Bayern Munich Face Bayer Leverkusen
Pulling the strings in Saturday’s early Bundesliga title showdown between Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen will be 21-year-old Germany forwards Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz. The midfielders, born within 10 weeks of each other in 2003, have combined brilliantly at international level, but will go head to head at Munich’s Allianz Arena this weekend. While […]
Wirtz And Musiala Dazzle To Kick-Start New Germany Era
Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala turned on the style, laying on goals for each other, as a new-look Germany beat Hungary 5-0 in Duesseldorf on Saturday. The young forwards showed the future is bright for the football-mad nation after the retirements of 2014 World Cup winners Manuel Neuer, Toni Kroos and Thomas Mueller, along with […]
Germany vs. Scotland live score, result, updates as Wirtz and Musiala get Euro 2024 hosts off to a flyer
Germany made an emphatic start to Euro 2024 as Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala put them 2-0 up inside 20 minute against Scotland in Munich. The tournament hosts made an aggressive start after the Allianz Arena paid tribute to the late Franz Beckenbauer and Steve Clarke’s side found themselves overwhelmed. Bayer Leverkusen star Wirtz clipped […]
Florian Wirtz Hits Double As Bayer Leverkusen Reach German Cup Final
Florian Wirtz scored a goal in each half as Bayer Leverkusen thrashed Fortuna Duesseldorf 4-0 at home on Wednesday to reach the German Cup final for the fifth time. Leverkusen have gained a reputation for stealing last-gasp wins this season but were in total control from start to finish against their second-division opponents. Jeremie Frimpong […]