Micky Van de Ven retains starting berth but Netherlands suffer defeat

Micky van de Ven kept his place in the Netherlands starting XI on Monday night but suffered defeat as his nation fell 1-0 to Germany in the UEFA Nations League.

For the first time in his international career, Micky started for a second consecutive game for the Oranje as their Nations League campaign continued in Munich on Monday.

Starting for the first time at centre back, the defender partnered Stefan de Vrij and played the full 90 minutes as a Jamie Leweling strike on 64 minutes was enough to give the Germans all three points and control of League A Group 3. They now sit two points clear of the Dutch.

The game saw Micky earn his 10th international cap.