3-0 against Lyon: Baumann keeps a clean sheet – and the Germany door stays open
Hoffenheim beat Ligue 1 leaders Lyon 3-0 in the Europa League. Goalkeeper Oliver Baumann, so far not called up by Klopp, praised the defensive work.
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TSG Hoffenheim celebrated their first win of the Europa League league phase in Sinsheim on Thursday evening, beating Olympique Lyon, leaders of France's Ligue 1, 3-0. Andrej Kramarić scored in first-half stoppage time, Adam Daghim straight after the break and substitute Adam Hložek in the 83rd minute.
Oliver Baumann kept a clean sheet in goal. “As a team we defended better against an opponent with momentum and quality,” the 36-year-old said. Coach Christian Ilzer spoke of a “very strong performance” against “a very good opponent”.
Baumann has 13 caps but has not yet been called up by head coach Jürgen Klopp for the Nations League; Klopp's two squads so far have included ter Stegen, Dahmen, Nübel, Atubolu and Urbig. After his conversation with Klopp, Baumann said: “He hasn't closed the door.” The video summary comes from the RTL Sport YouTube channel.