Schweinsteiger with a complimentary register entrance of presenter ARD Sedlaczek

Esther Sedlaczek and Bastian Schweinsteiger report on the European Championships for ARD. Picture: IMAGO photos/Matthias Koch

EC 2024

On the second day of the European Championships in Germany, the primary championship might be held on the Berlin Olympic Stadium with the match between Spain and Croatia. The duel between the 2 primary European nations began on Saturday at 6 pm, and the ARD skilled Bastian Schweinsteiger and the presenter Esther Sedlaczek took over the reporting.

Schweinsteiger and Sedlaczek are a well-practiced crew: they attended just a few matches collectively on the World Cup in Qatar and all the time impressed the followers with their good chemistry. That’s in all probability why ARD continues to depend on the favored crew.

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Forward of their European Championship debut, Schweinsteiger drew consideration on Saturday with a complimentary gesture in direction of his modest accomplice.

EM 2024: Schweinsteiger laughs with gestures

Esther filmed the ARD skilled playing around earlier than the beginning. Within the video that the presenter printed in his story on Instagram, you’ll be able to see how each of them have already taken a place on the fence within the nonetheless half-empty state of affairs.

Esther panned the digital camera in direction of her TV colleague – when he immediately held the microphone in his crotch. She was visibly stunned by this and burst out laughing. “That is silly,” stated Schweinsteiger, turning away laughing.

Bastian Schweinsteiger makes Esther Sedlaczek snort earlier than the Spain vs Croatia match.image: instagram/estersedlaczek

Each appeared to be in excessive spirits earlier than the sport. What may shock some followers: Schweinsteiger predicted a win for Croatia, which in public opinion is sufficient to enter the sport because the underdog. “I am guessing will probably be 2-1 for Croatia,” Schweinsteiger stated when requested by Esther Sedlaczek.

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EM 2024 on ARD: Sedlaczek raises Schweinsteiger

When the phrase Croatia got here up, Esther Sedlaczek took the chance and teased the ARD skilled with a scene from the previous. “I do not even know if you realize, however this man solely obtained one purple card within the nationwide crew,” the presenter advised the viewers – and recalled the 2008 European Championship match, which Germany misplaced 1-2 towards Croatia.

Schweinsteiger pushed his opponent Jerko Leko after he was fouled. Schweinsteiger was then despatched off for an assault.

Now he took the taunt sportily and laughed away the little swipe. His opponent accepted the strain gratefully, Schweinsteiger stated evasively. Nevertheless, the nationwide coach on the time Joachim Löw was upset on the European Championships 16 years in the past. “He broken himself and the crew,” Löw stated after the sport.

Hoffenheim striker Wout Weghorst was the star of the Netherlands’ begin to the European Championship: together with his first contact of the ball, he scored the profitable objective late on and secured a 2-1 opening win for Elftal.