At the Allianz Arena in the Euro 2024 opener, Germany completely overpowered Steve Clarke’s Scotland team. Their road to the knockout round is uphill.

Germany won 5-1 over Scotland on Friday night, looking simple at times. Three goals given up by the Scots in the first half left them far down at the break.

Scotland was doomed since Germany kept causing them issues. The only solace was an own goal by Antonio Rudiger, a centre-back for Real Madrid.

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Germany looked impressive up against a far inferior opponent. It is perhaps too early to predict if the hosts will win a record fourth European Championship.

The United midfielder will want to forget the evening even if it was his 50th appearance in a Scotland shirt.

The Germans overpowered Scotland and McTominay was powerless to change the course of events.

McTominay touched the ball 34 times over his entire 34-minute game, which helps to explain why he had minimal impact.

He crossed the ball three times and completed 12 successful passes, a 71% pass success rate, but lost possession nine times.

In a game when Germany controlled possession, the Scotland star made two interceptions, three tackles, and two clearances.

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