4 things Scotland learned from Germany scouting mission as Ukraine offer the roadmap to ultimate upset

Germany toiled to a bore draw with Ukraine that quelled some of the rampant optimism ahead of their seismic Euro meeting with Scotland on June 14.

The Euro 2024 hosts meet the Scots in the opener and if it's not Steve Clarke'sbiggest game as boss, it's certainly the biggest occasion he's been involved in since taking the reins in 2019. His side warmed up for it with a 2-0 win over Gibraltar that did it's job, but won't exactly have struck fear into German hearts ahead of the curtain-raiser in less than two weeks.

There would have been German scouts in attendance in the Algarve, just as there would have been a Scottish contingent in Nuremberg when Julian Nagelsmann sent his team out against Oleksandr Zinchenko and co. But it was a similar story, as a German team who have worked so hard to shift the mood music in recent months showed a little of why they have dipped as low as 16th in the world rankings. So, what can Scotland take from it, and is there (whisper it) reason to believe? Let's take a look.

It looks as if it will be one of two men leading the line for Germany come the finals. Kai Havertz, who has thrived as a false nine, or Niclas Fullkrug, who is a number nine. With Dortmund striker Fullkrug absent to rest up after the Champions League final, it was Havertz who got the nod here, but didn't exactly look electric.

Against an Ukraine side who set up with a low block, his party trick of dropping into midfield to create space didn't exactly set the world alight - a sign it may be Fullkrug who is called upon come June 14. Thomas Muller came off the bench, mind you - and so did this man...

It seems likely to be Havertz or Fullkrug leading the line, but it might not be. Because Maximilian Beier looked a right