Ilkay Gündogan has said he is not yet in his best shape in the final Euro 2024 countdown, and that his status as Germany captain doesn’t automatically make him a starter. Gündogan played 45 minutes in Monday’s 0-0 draw with Ukraine, and his performance as well as a late howler from goalkeeper Mannuel Neuer were among the talking points over the past days. Exhausting first season at Barcelona The 33-year-old midfielder said ahead of Friday’s final test against Greece and the Euro opener a week later against Scotland that he was coming off “one of the toughest seasons” of his career with “an ext…