Against Italy: This is Germany's squad

National coach Julian Nagelsmann brings Bayern Munich professional Leon Goretzka back to the national football team after 16 months.

March 13, 2025

From: dpa

The 30-year-old midfielder, whom Nagelsmann dropped a year ago during his major personnel shake-up for the 2024 European Championship at home, is part of the 23-player squad for the Nations League quarter-final against Italy.

The only newcomer in the DFB squad for the first leg on March 20 in Milan and the decisive second match three days later in Dortmund is defender Yann Aurel Bisseck (24) from Inter.

Germany’s squad:

Gate: Oliver Baumann (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim), Alexander Nübel (VfB
Stuttgart), Stefan Ortega Moreno (Manchester City)

Defense: Yann-Aurel Bisseck (Inter), Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern Munich), Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt), Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart), David Raum (RB Leipzig), Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen)

Midfield: Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), Nadiem Amiri (FSV
Mainz 05), Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen), Leon Goretzka (FC
Bayern Munich), Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund), Jamie Leweling
(VfB Stuttgart), Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern Munich), Leroy Sané (FC
Bayern Munich), Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart)

Attack: Jonathan Burkardt (FSV Mainz 05), Tim Kleindienst (Borussia
Mönchengladbach), Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart)

Schlagwörter: Soccer Nations League Germany Italy