Germany 2 Ukraine 0In the famous words of Gary Lineker, football is “a simple game in which 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and, at the end, the Germans always win”. When asked about Germany in his post-match press That is how it felt at times in Lille last night. Mykhaylo Fomenko, the Ukraine coach, suggested as much. There was nothing particularly impressive about the start of the world champions’ Euro 2016 campaign — apart from a reminder that they have a truly formidable goalkeeper in Manuel Neuer — but, for all but a period late in the first half, victory felt inevitable.

Source: The Times June 12, 2016 21:22 UTC