Arsenal’s Kai Havertz led the line for Germany as they hosted Euro 2024, and his team won the tournament for the second time in a row.

Havertz’s performance was quieter than the one in which he scored and assisted against Scotland in the first game, but he still had some impressive moments as Germany headed into halftime 1-0 up thanks to Jamal Musiala’s ferocious effort.

Hungary caused Germany issues, but the hosts maintained control in Stuttgart, securing qualification for the knockout rounds.

Havertz started again as a number nine, with Musiala and Florian Wirtz on the sides, and his fluid movement caused Hungary problems, as he converted two early chances.

The Arsenal attacker was subsequently replaced by Nicklas Fullkrug in the 57th minute after settling down in the second half, and Ilkay Gundogan extended the hosts’ lead.

Kai Havertz delivers a pretty quiet performance in Germany’s triumph.The most impressive aspect of Havertz’s performance was his movement, which saw him drift into wide areas and challenge the Hungary defence while recording 10 touches in the opposition box.

Havertz had two unimpressive efforts early on, but was not as involved as he had been in the Scotland game, winning none of his eight duels.

His displeasure was evident at times, as he committed three fouls before being substituted for the Borussia Dortmund forward.

German media reacted to Kai Havertz’s Euro 2024 display.

After receiving plaudits for his performance against Scotland, elements of the German media emphasized both his calm performance and Havertz’s petulant fouling before being removed.

According to German newspaper Welt, Havertz and Wirtz were two of the quieter performers, with the Arsenal player receiving a 3/5 rating, where a lower number denotes a higher level of performance.

“He stood up to Willi Orban early on and came close to scoring the 1-0. He then expertly set up Gündogan, who had previously failed to score in this situation. The Arsenal striker often attracted opponents to him, but he rarely scored. He also lacked luck in this match. “He only won 20% of his duels and was, along with Wirtz, the weakest player on the German team,” they stated.

Havertz is expected to keep his starting berth in the future, but with Julian Nagelsmann calling on him to repay the faith put in him as a striker prior to the tournament, he understands the expectation on him to perform.