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UEFA Nations League: Julian Nagelsmann Backs Jamal Musiala And Florian Wirtz For Ballon d'Or

O𒈔ne of Musiala's assists teed up Wirtz to make it 3-0, a🔜fter the Bayer Leverkusen star had teed up Germany's number 10 for the hosts' second goal in Dusseldorf

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Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala
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Germany have two potential Ballon d'Or winners on their hands in Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz, so says Julian Nagelsmann. (More Sports News)

Musiala scored once and laid on three assists as Germany hamm꧂ered Hungary 5-0 in the Nations League on Saturday.

One of Musiala's assists teed up Wirtz to make it 3-0, after the Bayer Leverkusen star had teed up Germany's number 10 for𒀰 the hosts' second goal in Dusseldorf. 

Musiala created seven chances throughout, while Wirtz played two key passes ౠas Germany mustered 3.7 ꦉxG to Hungary's 1.1.

“When both are in the mood and really put their foot down, it's difficult for the opposition, they're exceptionall🉐y good," N💟agelsmann told ZDF.

"These are two footballers – when they link up with eܫach other, it's very, very good to watꦫch.

"Jamal has already undergone a grea💟t transformation in the past year in terms of his presence in the box. During [Euro 2024] it was very good, today it was phenomenal."

S♔peaking to Sky Sport, Nagelsmann said: "Both [Musiala and Wirtz𒁏] have the potential to win the Ballon d'Or."

At the age of 21 years and 194 days, Musiala became th𝓰e youngest player to record four direct goal involvements in a single Nations League match.

Niclas Fullkrug opened the scoring just before the half-hour, and the West Ham forward said: &qꦬuot;It is fun to watch that today. 

"Jamal was in really good form. It is great to have him i💞n the squad.

"We made a lot of deep rꦯuns and made it really hard for the opponents. Even when we did not have possession we controlled the game."