Why Germany Never Found Their Form Against Spain — bleacherreport.com

Germany edged Spain on Tuesday, winning their prestige friendly 1-0, marking the Nationalmannschaft's first victory over La Furia Roja in 14 years. The result was especially sweet for Joachim Low, whose dreams of winning Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup were ended by Spain. The trainer had Toni Kroos to thank for winning the match with a late strike from distance. Although Germany indeed took the spoils, their performance overall left plenty to be desired. The result flattered the visitors, who created precious few chances and spent much of the 90 minutes playing a dangerous game of chess in their own half, trying to systematically work their way through a high-pressing Spanish forward line.

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