FC Augsburg stars in action: U21 European Championship starts in Slovakia today!

FC Augsburg stars in action: U21 European Championship starts in Slovakia today!

Augsburg, Deutschland - The Bundesliga is during the summer break, but that in no way means that there is peace at FC Augsburg. Many professionals of the association are currently traveling with their national teams. Samuel Dessende was substituted in the 75th minute in the 2-0 test game of the DR Congo against Madagascar. Kristijan Jakić was also on the pitch, who was deployed from the 81st minute in the convincing 5-1 success of Croatia via the Czech Republic. Elvis Rexhbecaj was allowed to play against the comors from the start in the 4-2 victory of Kosovo and was replaced at half-time.

For other Augsburgers such as Cédric Zesiger and Dimitris Giannoulis, the match day was less pleasant because they were not used against Bulgaria in the 4-0 win of Switzerland against the USA and in the 4-0 test game in Greece. Steve Mounié, on the other hand, did the full 90 minutes, but was unable to prevent the 0-1 defeat of his Beninian team against Morocco. While most of the Augsburg professionals say goodbye to the summer break, Chrislain Matsima stands out, who starts the U21 European Championship with the French national team on June 11th. He plays his first group game against Portugal.

U21 European Championship: A look at the groups

The U21 European Championship 2025 has now officially started. It started in Slovakia on June 11th and will continue until June 28th when the final in Bratislava rises. 16 nations fight for the title, including the German U21 team under coach Antonio di Salvo, which plays in Group B. The opponents on which the DFB selection must be adjusted are Slovenia, the Czech Republic and England.

The group overview for the tournament looks as follows:

broadcasts and other games

There is a colorful selection of transmissions for fans. Sat.1 shows all games of the DFB U21 selection at the EM live. ProSieben Maxx broadcasts selected games without German participation. The encounters of the U21 European Championship can also be followed in the livestream on ran.de and in the RAN app. An overview of the upcoming games of the German U21 shows:

• 12. June 2025, 8:15 p.m.: Germany - Slovenia
• 15. June 2025, 8:15 p.m.: Czech Republic - Germany
• 18. June 2025, 8:15 p.m.: England - Germany

The last U21 European Championships was won by England, which defeated Spain in the final. Now the German team hopes to build on the successes of 2021 when they brought the title back to Germany. The excitement in the sports world is high while the players are preparing for their next challenges. A competition that is an important stage for many talents.