Robert Andrich: Meet the Bayer Leverkusen midfield general set to star for Germany in Euro 2024 opening game v Scotland
Bayer Leverkusen midfield anchor Robert Andrich has been named in the starting XI for Germany as they kick off Euro 2024 against Scotland. Die Mannschaft will begin the tournament with a largely new-look side involving some of the finest talent in European football and a 36-year-old manager.
Following what was arguably the greatest season by a team in German football history, manager Julian Nagelsmann has decided to lean on some Bayer Leverkusen players. One of those players is defensive midfielder Andrich, who played 45 times across all competitions for the side in 2023-24.
Andrich is a true representative of German football, having featured in each of the country's first four divisions. He started his career in Germany's fourth division with Hertha Berlin II, before moving to Dynamo Dresden, where he won the third division title in 2015-16.
The defensive midfielder also featured for Wehen Wiesbaden in the third tier before making his way up a division to join FC Heidenheim in 2018. He spent just one year there before moving to the Bundesliga with Union Berlin, where he spent two years.
Robert Andrich joined Bayer Leverkusen in 2021 and has since established himself as a key player, allowing the likes of Granit Xhaka and Florian Wirtz to take up more advanced roles in midfield. The 29-year-old will be tasked with providing protection for Toni Kroos and the rest of the German attacking unit in Euro 2024, his first major tournament.
Robert Andrich, two Bayer Leverkusen stars start for Germany in Euro 2024 opener
Midfielder Robert Andrich has been named in Germany's starting XI for their Euro 2024 opener against Scotland in Munich. The midfielder is joined by Florian Wirtz and Jonathan Tah as the players from the German champions starting in the opening game of the tournament.
Andrich, Tah and Wirtz helped Bayer Leverkusen end the season without losing a game domestically, winning both the Bundesliga and DFB Pokal titles. They will look to revive their winning mentality in a German shirt, with Die Mannschaft chasing a first Euro title since 1996.