Germany records first competitive victory against Italy, Hungary thrashes England in UEFA Nations League
The result in Mönchengladbach ended a run of four consecutive draws for Germany and saw Hansi Flick’s side move second in Group A3 of UEFA’s biennial European It was also a night to forget for England, Italy’s opponent in last year’s Euro 2020 final, after a 4-0 defeat against Hungary at Molineux — Hungary’s first away win against England since 1953.Despite the Three Lions dominating the opening stages of the match, Hungary took the lead when Roland Sallai scored from a free-kick into the box. Reece James headed the ball off the line to prevent Hungary getting another goal later in the first half, but Sallai stunned the home side once more on 70 minutes when he slotted in his second.Things went from bad to worse for England as Ádám Nagy smashed in Hungary’s third, John Stones was sent off for a second yellow card and Dániel Gazdag completed the rout.The defeat marked England’s second defeat in a row against Hungary and fourth game without a win in this season’s Nations League.”I picked a very young team, that’s my responsibility,” said head coach Gareth Southgate. “I haven’t got the balance right in the two games against Hungary. After the first goal, the anxiety crept in a little bit and we weren’t able to recover from that.”The next round of Group A3 matches take place on September 23 with Italy hosting England and Germany hosting Hungary.