Overview
- Germany beat Serbia 2-0 in Munich on Thursday, with Tom Bischof and Florian Wirtz scoring to deliver Klopp his first win as national coach.
- Serge Gnabry left the German camp and will not travel to Thessaloniki, a move the DFB confirmed without giving a reason and one that forces Klopp to reconsider options on the right wing and captaincy.
- Jonas Urbig made his international debut in Munich and multiple outlets report that the appearance triggers a payment of roughly €1–1.2 million from Bayern to 1. FC Köln under the goalkeeper's transfer clause.
- Klopp is expected to make further changes for the away game, with a likely goalkeeper switch under consideration that could hand a debut to Finn Dahmen or Noah Atubolu and other new faces still under assessment.
- The coach's use of very large, rotated squads is fast-tracking evaluations and is giving club standouts such as Derry Scherhant and Philipp Treu a clear path into the national setup, a shift that could shape longer-term selection as Nations League results grow more decisive.