“A Bastian Schweinsteiger is worth his weight in gold,” Germany coach Joachim Loew said. Now Germany hopes to emulate France and Spain’s feat of following a World Cup win with the European title. Germany defender Shkodran Mustaf, lett, is congratulated by teammates after opening the scoring against Ukraine on Sunday. ( PATRIK STOLLARZ / AFP/GETTY IMAGES )LILLE, FRANCE—Bastian Schweinsteiger marked his return from injury by sealing a 2-0 win for Germany over Ukraine in the world champions’ opening game at Euro 2016 on Sunday. Schweinsteiger, who suffered his second serious knee injury of the year in training on March 22 and hadn’t played since, came on in the last minute.

Source: thestar June 12, 2016 22:09 UTC