Three-times European champions Germany shrugged off their opening-game loss to France and announced their arrival as serious contenders at Euro 2020 with the victory over highly-rated Portugal in their Group F match.
"The task was to present ourselves in a different way, especially in attack. From the beginning we wanted to show the Portuguese players we want to win and we do not want to lose." Loew also praised forward Thomas Mueller for making sacrifices for the team by defending all over the pitch and making runs that opened up space and chances for others.
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