Hummels, Muller return for Germany EURO 2020 squad

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) - The German national football team's UEFA EURO 2020 squad was named on Wednesday, with seasoned players Mats Hummels and Thomas Muller back for national duty.

"I am really happy and proud to play for Germany again," Borussia Dortmund central defender Hummels said on Twitter.

"Back again @DFB_Team [Germany]," Bayern Munich forward Muller tweeted.

This season Dortmund won the German Cup with Hummels. Muller also helped Bayern Munich clinch the German Bundesliga title.

In the EURO 2020, set to start on June 11, Germany will face France, Hungary, and Portugal in Group F. Portugal are the EURO 2016 champions.

Hummels, 32, piled up 70 caps for Germany, while Muller, 31, scored 38 goals in 100 matches for his nation.

The duo is returning for the first time since 2018, the last year they were called to the team.

Both players helped Germany win the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

German champions Bayern Munich also sent eight players to Germany for the EURO 2020.

Ilkay Gundogan and Emre Can, two German players of Turkish descent, will compete for the German national team in the tournament.

The 26-man squad was announced on the German football body (DFB) website.

- Germany squad for EURO 2020

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Bernd Leno (Arsenal), Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Defenders: Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Matthias Ginter (Borussia Monchengladbach), Robin Gosens (Atalanta), Christian Gunter (Freiburg), Marcel Halstenberg, Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig), Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea), Robin Koch (Leeds United), Niklas Sule (Bayern Munich)

Midfielders: Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund), Leon Goretzka, Joshua Kimmich, Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City), Kai Havertz (Chelsea), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Jonas Hofmann, Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Monchengladbach)

Forwards: Kevin Volland (Monaco), Timo Werner (Chelsea), Thomas Muller, Leroy Sane, Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich)