Greece 0-0 Germany: Klopp's side are held as Burkardt's goal disallowed

Jurgen Klopp's first international window in charge of Germany ended in underwhelming fashion as his team were held to a 0-0 draw by Greece.

Match Report 

Klopp has won just one of his first four games in charge of Germany, who sit third in Nations League Group A2, three points behind Greece and the Netherlands.

Indeed, Greece got the better of Germany in Klopp's second game in charge, winning 2-1, and there was to be no revenge for Klopp's team on Sunday.

Germany did think they had taken the lead midway through the first half at Stadio Toumbas, but Jonathan Burkardt saw his goal disallowed for handball.

The lively Derry Scherhant also went close before half-time, but some changes from Greece boss Ivan Jovanovic helped the hosts tighten matters up after the break.

Giorgos Masouras could well have won it for Greece, but he headed wide from a free header.

Philipp Treu, however, had the best chance to settle the contest, only to slice over late on.

Germany dominate, but lack clinical touch

If it was an all-round, dominant display Klopp was looking for, then it was certainly served up by his team.

Germany had 45 touches in the opponent's box, took on 21 shots and had 70.1% possession.

Yet they only translated that to one big chance, four shots on target and chances worth a combined 1.05 expected goals.

Greece, on the other hand, had just five attempts, but they were worth a combined 0.72 xG.

Klopp must, then, have his concerns about Germany's strength in both boxes, and five points from the 12 on offer across his first four games in charge of the national team is not the return he would have been hoping for.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

2' Masouras rises high to head a nice lofted cross towards the goal, but Urbig makes a save

4' Scherhant meets a precise pass and produces a shot, but it is denied by the keeper

47' Karl unleashes a promising shot towards the goal, but it goes wide

48' Lennart Karl controls a pass and from the edge of the box drills a shot in on goal, but it's blocked

51' Mavropanos unleashes a header towards the roof of the net, but Urbig denies him

Line-ups

Greece XI: Dimitrios Kourbelis, Manolis Saliakas, Masouras, Tsimikas, Vangelis Pavlidis, Mavropanos, Fotis Ioannidis, Tzolakis, Alexandros Kyziridis, Konstantinos Koulierakis, Christos Zafeiris

Subs: Odysseas Vlachodimos, Dimitrios Pelkas, G. Kyriakopoulos, Retsos, Athanasios Androutsos, Anastasios Douvikas, Christos Mandas, Giannis Michailidis, Triantafyllos Tsapras, Charalampos Kostoulas, Konstantinos Karetsas, Christos Mouzakitis

Germany XI: Anton, David Raum, Jonathan Burkardt, Malick Thiaw, Philipp Treu, Jonas Urbig, Wirtz, Tom Bischof, Derry Scherhant, Pavlovic, Lennart Karl

Subs: M. Mittelstädt, Finn Dahmen, Janelt, Ridle Baku, Noah Atubolu, Nick Woltemade, Yannik Engelhardt, Mika Baur, Bambasé Conté, Felix Keidel, Finn Jeltsch, Said El Mala