Jamal Musiala has proven himself as a standout player in the ongoing Euro Championship and Coach Julian Nagelsmann will be relying on the 21-year-old to create problems for their round of 16 opponents, Denmark, in their upcoming match today.
It’s always exciting to witness a player rise to stardom during a major tournament, and Euro 2024 is setting a high standard for entertainment. The Germany winger is seizing the spotlight and demonstrating that this is his moment to shine.
Musiala’s two goals have been essential to Germany’s two comfortable wins in Group A, but it’s his exceptional play, dribbling ability, and fearless runs that truly stand out.
He was expected to be one of the young players to shine at the tournament despite the underwhelming showing of his side, Bayern Munich, last season. Musiala endured an injury-hit season with Bayern Munich, but he’s making up for lost time at Euro 2024. The attacking midfielder was limited to just 20 Bundesliga starts in 2023/24, but made every minute count — contributing 10 league goals and five assists. He’s also making a big impact for Germany as they aim for glory on home soil at Euro 2024.
Musiala is capable of playing on either flank or in a more central role. His superb dribbling skills have terrorized Bundesliga backlines since his debut in 2020.
He has remarkable close control and creates chaos in opposition backlines by drawing in defenders before evading them in tight spaces. This was perfectly illustrated by the second of his two goals in a 5-2 victory over Darmstadt in March, when he skillfully glided past several players before slotting the ball neatly into the bottom right corner. Furthermore, Musiala is capable of powerful efforts, like his lashed near-post drive against Bochum in February.
With a combination of first-class finishing ability, creativity, quick feet and pace, Musiala has all the attributes to provide a major attacking threat.
No doubt, Musiala has been the face of Germany’s Euros campaign, which brings a lot of pressure. Not many young players could cope with that level of scrutiny, but this is no ordinary 21-year-old; the Bayern Munich starboy is mature beyond his years and boasts the technical wizardry to make a decisive impact in the biggest games.
Scotland and Hungary found that out to their peril, as Musiala scored in both games and generally wreaked havoc with his incredible dribbling ability and incisive passing. Germany have what it takes to go all the way on home soil, and Musiala is on course to write his name in the history books, having seen his decision to choose Die Mannschaft over England pay off but they have to navigate through a difficult second round fixture against Denmark.
Denmark, though, will fancy their chances of springing an upset, having proved themselves a difficult team to beat with three draws in their three Group C matches. Christian Eriksen has been a delightful watch as always, while Jonas Wind and Rasmus Højlund are capable of causing problems for any defence. These two teams have drawn three out of the last four games they have played, which could be an indication that a tight contest lies ahead but Musiala is capable of producing another magic to propel the hosts to the quarterfinal of the tournament.