A big match in Belgrade (9:45 p.m.) that could directly impact the National Team’s qualification battle in its group, as Serbia hosts Germany at “Raiko Mitic Stadium,” for Matchday 5 of Group 2 in League A of the Nations League.
Germany is in third place with five points, behind Greece and the Netherlands, who each have eight, and knows that any further loss could prove decisive.
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Jürgen Klopp’s team can no longer afford any missteps and is traveling to Belgrade with the sole goal of securing three points. Otherwise, if they drop points and Greece beats the Netherlands, the “Panzers” risk being definitively knocked out of the top two before the final matchday.
The Germans’ task, however, is made even more difficult by the significant absences that Klopp must manage. Specifically, the injured Musiala, Gnabry, Stiller, Uedraogo, and Anton are out of the lineup, leaving Klopp without several key options.
On the other side, Veliko Paunović’s Serbia finds itself in an extremely difficult position, having suffered four losses in as many matches and remaining winless at the bottom of the group. The home team needs nothing less than a win to keep their mathematical hopes alive of avoiding direct relegation to League B.
Paunović will once again be without Dušan Vlahović, while the match will take place under special conditions in the stands. Due to a sanction imposed by UEFA, only children up to 15 years of age will be allowed entry to the “Raiko Mitic” stadium.
In the rest of Friday’s schedule for Group 1 of League B, the top-of-the-table clash between Slovenia and Remo Freuler’s Switzerland (9:45 p.m.) stands out. The Swiss are undefeated with 12 points and need just one point to secure direct promotion to League A, while the Slovenians are in second place with seven and need a win to keep their hopes alive.
Meanwhile, Scotland faces Elmin Rastoder’s North Macedonia, seeking a result that will keep them in contention for second place.
Here is the full schedule of Friday’s (11/13) Nations League matches:
League A – Group
2: Netherlands vs. Greece (9:45 p.m.)
Serbia vs. Germany (9:45 p.m.)
League B – Group
1: Slovenia vs. Switzerland (9:45 p.m.)
Scotland vs. North Macedonia (9:45 p.m.)
League C – Group 3
Moldova vs. Kazakhstan (7:00 p.m.)
Slovakia vs. Faroe Islands (9:45 p.m.)
League C – Group 4
Bulgaria vs. Iceland (9:45 p.m.)
Luxembourg vs. Estonia (9:45 p.m.)
League D – Group 1
Andorra vs. Gibraltar (9:45 p.m.)
League D – Group 2
Liechtenstein vs. Azerbaijan (9:45 p.m.)
*Photo source: AP
