Germany star Jamal Musiala scored a “genius” goal against Italy without even being allowed to.
The German national team played an entertaining 3-3 draw against the Azzurri in the quarterfinals of the Nations League on Sunday in the Signal Iduna Park.
The men of Julian Nagelsmann, who led 2-1 from the first stage, had opened the score with the penalty kick of Joshua Kimmich in the half hour.
And the hosts doubled their lead only six minutes later with a smart corner kick that Italy caught.
Paris Saint-Germain star goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma had previously denied a header of Borussia Monchengladbach Ace Tim Kleindienst with a stunning salvation that led to a corner to the right.
Donnarumma was furious with his defense after the earlier effort of Germany and tore in his teammates.
Then they came into a heated exchange in the box, while Kimmich, who is linked to a move to Arsenal and Liverpool, prepared to take the spot kick.
Bayern Munich Ster Musiala, 22, noticed how distracting his opponents were and qualified for the goal.
Kimmich saw his Bayern teammate and delivered a fast cross so that the playmaker could end up for an open goal with Donnarumma away while still screaming against his defenders.
Fans were absolutely stunned with the incredible consciousness of Germany and the “laziness” of Italy.
A fan tweeted: “500 IQ from Musiala to stand there and actually demand the ball while everyone was just stood there and waited until Donnarumma stopped crying.”
Another reminded himself of the brilliant corner kick of Trent Alexander-Arnold against Barcelona, who in 2019 completed Liverpool's stunning Champions League-Comepack: “Barcelona fans with nostalgic feelings RN.”
A third wrote: “That was a lesson for all players and trainers. Good material. But embarrassing, whole … for the defense of Italy.”
This fan said, “That was pure genius, Kimmich really saw the moment.”
And he noticed: “This is how you punish laziness!”
Kleindienst scored the third of Germany just before half -time and seemed to have completed an absolute triumph for the hosts.
But Italy fought back and saved their dignity with a brace by Moise Kean and a final gasp equalizer by Giacomo Raspadori.
However, the Germans went on to the semi-final thanks to a 5-4 victory over aggregated and will come across Portugal in June, with the winner in the final of Spain or France.
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