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Germany's U19 women's and men's football teams are competing for European Championship titles, with both finals broadcast live on free TV via RTL Group channels. The women's final takes place Friday at 6 p.m. on Nitro, with Germany facing Spain in Sarajevo after a 1-0 extra-time semifinal win over Austria. Tessa Zimmermann scored the winning goal. Spain has won the last four U19 women's titles. The men's final is Saturday at 8 p.m. on RTL in Wrexham, Wales, against Spain, who beat Germany 4-0 in the group stage. Germany reached the final with a 2-1 semifinal victory over Ukraine. Both matches are also available on RTL+ and YouTube. RTL's managing director Inga Leschek highlighted the opportunity to cheer the next generation of German football.
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Germany is competing for two European Championship titles, and free-to-air television will broadcast both finals. The RTL Group will air the U19 team finals live across its channels.
Women's Final: Germany vs. Spain
The German U19 women's team faces Spain on Friday at 6:00 p.m. (pre-match coverage from 5:30 p.m.) for the European crown – live on Nitro.
- Venue: Grbavica Stadium, Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Semifinal result: Germany advanced with a 1-0 extra-time victory against Austria
- Winning goal: Tessa Zimmermann (18, Frankfurt) scored in the 109th minute
- Coach: Former national player Melanie Behringer (41)
- Opponent: Spain beat Sweden 3-0 to reach the final; they have won the last four European Championship titles in this age group
- Commentary: Amanda Reiners (commentator), Vanessa Martini (expert)
- Host: Marcel Klein
Men's Final: Germany vs. Spain
On Saturday, the second final takes place in Wrexham (Wales), where the U19 men's team faces Spain at 8:00 p.m. on RTL.
- Group stage rematch: Spain won the earlier group-stage encounter 4-0, though Germany did not field its top team
- Coach: Christian Wörns (54)
- Semifinal result: Germany defeated Ukraine 2-1
- Goal scorers: Otto Stange (19) and Francis Onyeka (19)
- Last final appearance: 2014, when Germany beat Portugal 1-0
- Host: Florian König
- Expert: Long-time Frankfurt player Sebastian Rode
- Commentator: René Langhoff
Broadcast and Streaming Information
Inga Leschek, Managing Director Content at RTL Deutschland, said:
"Germany in the final against Spain – we would have wished for that at the World Cup too. But this way we can all cheer the next generation of the national team to victory – Klopp's future team – on RTL and the junior women's team on Nitro."
Both matches will also be available for free on RTL+ and the "RTL Sport" YouTube channel. Parallel to the RTL broadcast, the new association channel DFB.tv will also air the games. During the women's final, Ulrike Ballweg, the DFB's sporting director for talent development for women and girls, will serve as co-commentator.
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