The next morning dawned clear over the DFB Campus, a sharp contrast to the drizzle of the previous days. The grass shimmered under the morning light, trimmed perfectly, the white lines freshly marked. From the technical area, Nagelsmann and his assistants were already setting cones and mannequins while the players jogged onto the pitch in two contrasting bibs: blue and yellow.
It was time for the 60-minute 11 vs 11 in-house match.
On the blue team were: Ortega in goal; Bisseck, Koch, Raum, and Tah in defence; Stiller and Goretzka anchoring the midfield; Gros, Lukas, Musiala, ahead of them; and Undav leading the line.
Opposite them, in yellow bibs, were: Baumann in goal; Kimmich, Mittelstädt, Rüdiger, Schlotterbeck at the back; Andrich sitting deep; Adeyemi, Leweling, Sané, Burkardt, and Kleindienst forming a fluid, attacking shape.
