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Italy. Germany. Here we stand again. On opposite sides of the line. With

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history. A match that will live forever. The list of winning. The

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game is all over. The west Germans are champions. We made it the first.

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Italy are world champions for the first time. 1982 hurt. These

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disconsolate Germans came on sec best. But we responded. History

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makers, this German team. Here we stand again. And see the Whites of

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your eyes. Unflinching. Ours is the upper hand. German tears are

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starting to fall. The European championship is Germany's

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competition. Here we stand again. With leaders proud with passion.

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Drawn together for that which is most wanted. Here we stand again.

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Die Mannschaft. The Azzurri. The grand dual. Der grosse showdown.

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Italy against Germany is one of sport's great rivalries. Yet for

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over 50 years the Germans have never beaten the Azzurri in a competitive

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match. Antonio Conte's side will be looking to maintain that run this

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evening. Joachim Low insists his team aren't afraid of the Italians,

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despite the record. The three time winners have never lost in a

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quarterfinal in a European championship. What match we have for

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you this evening, in the company of three men who ompany of three men

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who would terrify any defence - a warm welcome to Alan Shearer,

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Thierry Henry and Gianluca Vialli. Italy are doing so well in this

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competition. They always do so well against Germany. You seem strangely

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nervous about it. I'm very proud of what we've achieved so far. We've

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had a great manager who've been inspiring to a group of place, make

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them play in an organised and effective manner. What's more

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important to me is we've revolutionised the way Italian

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football is perceived around the world. Not just effective but

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entertaining. Now we face Germany, the number one team in the world,

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world champions. It might be a mountain too steep to climb, but

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they've got vulnerability, as I will show you later. We deserve to start

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the match with a 50-50 chance. But you are their bogey team and our a

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superstitious man. Alan Shearer was sitting there and you moved him out

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Good long I'm not like that with England. Germany seem to be growing

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into this tournament. The change for me is Mario Gomez played inside. You

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have guys on the wing that look more balanced, if I can say. They are the

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bogey teams Italy, but Germany, like Italy, always find a way to do the

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thing that you think is impossible at the time. It's a 50-50 for me. I

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said the same thing about Italy-Spain. Again we are going to

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see the two best of the tournaments so far. They show what they do,

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however they do it. They set a certain plan and they do it. Germany

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needs another striker. They have Mario Gomez. He is scoring goals and

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they can move off him. I think the Welsh might disagree with you. The

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Germans have lost one or two key players. Yes, and Muller hasn't

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scored in this tournament as yet, so that might change tonight. Two

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giants of European football. I'm a believer in you have a nemesis and

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they are facing that tonight. There has to be something in that. We all,

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I thought, used to like playing against teams, you had poor records

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and good records against the teams. That's the case tonight for the

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Germans. A lot of talk that the Italians didn't have the individual

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talent to compete at this, they've proved that wrong. I think we've

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been a bit harsh and underestimated the quality within this Italian

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team. I think quite simply we are the best at making the simple things

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that need to be done to be successful. We do it very well,

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whether it is a flick or a pass, whether it is about defending. We've

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got an incredible sense of mutual responsibility. When you attack, you

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know you will be supported. When you're defending you know that

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someone will cover if you make a mistake. That's the spirit of this

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Italian side. Side. Look at this volley. Simply, we can do the simple

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things very well. Look at this defending. Great clearance. Simple

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but effective. Giaccherini going forward. We go forward with a number

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of players. Look at this strike. Yes we've got quality now onside. You

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certainly have and you have proven it in the tournament. These are the

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two starting XIs. Germany have become the first side

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to keep a clean sheet in each of their first four games in a European

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championship finals. Tonight they've changed their system and gone with

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three at the back. Joshua Kimmich will play further forward as

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wing-backs. Kroos and Khedira centre midfield. There are no room for

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Schweinsteiger. Mario Gomez scored 21 goals in his starts for Germany,

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including four in 2016. Italy, Gianluigi Buffon wins his 160th cap.

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He has kept four clean sheets in four matches for Italy, the first

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time since the 2006 World Cup. The only goal Italy considered at this

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tournament came Ben Barzagli, Bonucci and I can ky weren't playing

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together against the Republic of Ireland. All three are a booking

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away from missing a potential semifinal. De Rossi is out with

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injury. Parolo moves to a more central position, and Stefano

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Sturaro wins his fourth cap. Pelle's goals have come after the 90th

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minute. He's impressed alongside Eder. Two sides have 12 major titles

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between them. Including four World Cups each. Italy's semifinal defeat

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of Germany four years ago was the 8th competitive fixture in row that

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the Azzurri have managed undefeated. Undefeated. For Germany it is time

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to freshen things up. However I like your beens ground, 50

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years of hurt is hard to swallow. With England and Germany, when the

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English guys see German guys they fear and they can't explain why.

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That's the same with Italy. I don't know the reason for it. Nobody knows

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it. The rivalry began in the heat of Mexico. They called it the game of

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the century. In one frantic period of extra time, Germany took the

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lead. But it wasn't enough. This was really a nightmare for Germany,

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because we had the best team ever, Muller and Beckenbauer. We should

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have won this World Cup. COMMENTATOR: Muller! Western Germany

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live again. As long as people play football, they are going to talk

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about this match. 12 years later in the World Cup final in Spain,

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Germany were tortured. Rossi. The Germans torn to pieces. And how have

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position. Italy have won the World Cup. When Italy travelled to

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Dortmund in 2006 as underdogs the hosts were convinced it was their

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time. Scored in the 119th minute. Dell

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Piero has won it brilliantly. Germany's world is at an end. Four

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years ago ago in Warsaw another semifinal, another chance, another

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defeat. Incredible. It's Italy. So it is now

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eight games without success, but the current squad are keen to ignore the

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direction that history is pointing. Tonight, can Die Mannschaft swap

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their cold coffee for a vintage Bordeaux? It really is an

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extraordinary record that got over the Germans. It has to play on the

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Germans' minds, surely? I don't know, I hope so. If I was German I

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would use this match as an opportunity to change history, so I

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would be extremely motivated. You must have played against teams you

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went into believing beforehand you had a good record against them and

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it will go well again? Positive mindset. We are the best example,

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Italy and Spain. Italy couldn't beat them for a long time and they beat

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item again. It will stop one day. How do you break down this Italian

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defence? Very difficult, because they defend very well. You have two

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ways of trying to make it a 5-3-2, instead of a 3-5-2. You have two

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strikers. One on one side. The winger on the other side comes in as

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a striker, the other one also. You neutralise, and they shield you.

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Because Chiellini know, it is a counter. Or you have a winger that

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stays high and wide. Two actually. You see there playing with his subs

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but this space is high and wide. There is nobody behind him. See

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where he is. The shield is still in a good position. It is too easy for

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him to go. No danger, they do that to the T. Ir know it is easy to talk

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about how to play but you need to try to make sure that they are going

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to be full-backs. Not wing-backs. That makes a massive difference.

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Which brings us to you, Alan. The Germans have matched the Italian

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system, so you've got wing-back against winning back. But their

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theory won't change. They'll still expect the players or the wing-backs

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to give them the width. This is four at the back with Hector there.

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Giving width, getting balls into the box. Both full-backs, there

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wing-backs. One is putting the ball in. The other is in the box. Great

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width from both of them. The ball is into the box. The other fall-back is

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coming into the box and making the numbers up. It will be a fascinating

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battle today. I believe whoever comes out on top with this has a

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great chance of winning. No difference to the Italians. Three at

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the back gives the two wing-backs the licence to get forward, to give

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the width in there and get balls in there. Very much like the Germans

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what we've seen before. Two of them, both of them in the box. At every

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opportunity, which is key. They've got balls in there. Not only

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whipping them in but having it on goal as well.

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If if you on your own, it's imperative that you never go and

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stand up against one the centre halves. Standing between them. If

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one of them comes to you, stand between the other one. There has to

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be space on the line. Interesting how the systems have come back, now

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having three at the back seems to be the way that everyone is successful.

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The nights match takes place in Bordeaux, south-west France. 43,000

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fans will be crammed into the stadium with a good atmosphere

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guaranteed. Pitch side for us, Jason Mohammad with Martin Keown.

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Welcome to Bordeaux, the big question I want to ask this former

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uncompromising defender for Arsenal and England, which defence would you

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like to play on this evening? Very much the Italians because they are

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uncompromising, they love this system. I think maybe... I would be

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more appreciated in this Italian team! Chiellini, I love how they get

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stuck in. Bonucci, a far better footballer than I could have dream

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dog, a wonderful player. The manager, Conte, you'll see him on

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the touchline, giving them the instructions and they do it

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beautifully well. But look at this German team behind you, look out

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huge they are. They are massive, massive players, Khedira and Kroos

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in midfield. That may be a weakness for them, they are not very

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fleetfooted in that area, but great on the ball. Interesting to see, can

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the Italians pull it up again after what they did against the Spanish?

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The Germans have shown the biggest condiment by matching them, playing

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with three at the back as well. It will be epic, enjoy it. One thing

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you can guarantee is that Antonio Conte will be sprinting up and down

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the touchline very soon. I'm sure he will be, and there he

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is. Consolation for Martin Keown: he was always appreciated, apart from

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those of us who played against him! The road to the quarterfinals has

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been masterminded by Antonio Conte, a serial winner as a player and he

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has had more success as a manager, leading tremendous to three

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consecutive titles poor leading Juventus. He will be going to West

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London and this is what Chelsea will be getting. I like to fight, I am a

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perfectionist in my life and I want the best.

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We used to start no good in every great event. The feeling was not so

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good. But every single player, every journalist, people in Italy agreed

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to have a feeling about Conte. Antonio Conte was my captain at

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Juventus. Very serious player, very focused on the tactics. He didn't

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have a lot of technical quality but he was very smart on the pitch, he

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understood the tactics of the game. I think he's the same as a manager.

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He was the symbol of Juventus, which in Italy is the strongest team. So,

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he was the enemy for everyone. But now, since he became the coach of

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the Italian national team, he is a hero because of his determination

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and the strength and the team is very similar. Conte is on fire, and

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so is the national team. I want to play with my players, I

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like this. I want that my players feel me very close. And I suffer

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with them. We are so proud about Italian players, the Italian team,

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and Conte. This is a new way for us. Before we played in a defensive way

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but now we are proud to show that we are new, thanks to Conte. I have my

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philosophy, I like to play offensive football, attractive football with

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great intensity. It is about always Conte, because

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the players are not world-class players. So the coaching, for me

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Conte is the best in the world. He has done very well so far, hasn't

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he, with just one defeat, against Ireland. I must say, Chelsea Love

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and Italian manager but they might find out thing about him here. I

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think he is the perfect fit, from the special one, to the Italian one,

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nothing change. Will I think he will have a very continental approach.

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The players will have to listen. They have had a disappointing

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season. I think he will have to adapt to a different culture quite

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quickly. Also he gets a break at the end of the tournament. To me he

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looks the most exhausted of all of the camp. Energetic on the

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touchline! The front two, he has got the best out of them, Pelle and it

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Ayr. A good partnership and they work well together, which is key --

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and Eder. Very rarely are they more than ten, 15 yards apart, they

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understand each other's game. There are a mind that Pelle didn't make

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his debut until he was 29 and Eder, 28. They have adapted as a

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partnership very quickly and I've always found that the best

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partnerships are the one where you don't have to work at it, it just

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clicks. Pelle just steps out, doesn't hit the target but always

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looking to get his effort on goal. One short, one long, takes a touch,

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turns, both of them getting into the scoring positions. This one is

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brilliant, little touch, one short, one along, going behind. He should

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have scored, but as a pairing it works so well. There is the shout,

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he turns, gets the ball back and they are on the attack again. So,

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very dangerous, understand each other's game. One short, one, long,

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talking to each other and they look very comfortable. They complete each

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other, one of them makes the space and the other one attacks it.

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Interesting because they weren't really looked upon as being the star

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strikers of the tournament before it, were they? That's what happened

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when you are playing a good team. Talking about the teams going

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forward at the moment, they are teams, simple as that. You think

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there may be edging in the arm of the German defence? A great side,

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but their ros and weaknesses and it is up to to exploit them. -- but

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there are weaknesses. They are very tactically educated, they can change

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the system but sometimes when you move the ball from the middle to the

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side and back to the penalty box, sometimes they are caught ball

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watching, they don't mark tightly enough. Space between the bank four

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and the rest of the team, they don't like tracking back -- the back row.

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If you move the ball to the side and then back to the penalty box, you

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can catch them, I think. They haven't conceded a goal yet but I

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think there are some weaknesses. Sometimes it is easier to go past

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him, and again, players in the box that aren't being marked. Neuer had

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to make a great save. We need to believe that if we send players

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forward, we can beat them. Should be a good one, here we go, two

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heavyweights of European football going head-to-head.

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COMMENTATOR: Italy are the world champions.

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There are the two teams in the tunnel preparing for this possibly

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epic encounter. Thierry, you said 50-50, but if you had to pick a

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winner? Putting me on the spot. It is kind of the job! Italy have been

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terrific since the beginning, they are the team for me who can combine,

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defending very high. Germany can only defend in a certain way, very

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high. When they deal with crosses and in front of the box, they have

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struggled with Tiago. Italy, because of their record against Germany and

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how good they were against Spain. If we showed the Leicester and Wales

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factor, playing without fear, then respect and without fear, if we can

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counter in a fast way, we can hurt them, we can beat them because in

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football, nothing is impossible. They are the best in the world. It

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is Italy against Germany for a place in the semifinals. Your commentators

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in Bordeaux, Martin Keown and Guy Mowbray. COMMENTATOR: Thank you and

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good evening from Bordeaux. Famous for its wine, and a fitting venue

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for a game between footballing nations of fine vintage. We've taken

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a dip into the vault already, many memorable moments from Germany and

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Italy games. All pieces of football history, all with the same theme,

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Italy winning. The same again? Well, these German well champions have

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different ideas and they start as the favourites to go through. Then

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again, we've seen what fate can befall favourites at almost every

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turn in 2016. About to start with a tune that is the favourite of many,

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the Italian national anthem. # Fratelli d'Italia

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l'Italia s'e desta # dell'elmo di Scipio

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s'e cinta la testa # Le porga la chioma

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che schiava di Roma # Fratelli d'Italia

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l'Italia s'e desta # dell'elmo di Scipio

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s'e cinta la testa # Le porga la chioma

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che schiava di Roma # Stringiamci a coorte

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siam pronti alla morte # Siam pronti alla morte

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l'Italia chiamo # Stringiamci a coorte

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siam pronti alla morte # Siam pronti alla morte

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l'Italia chiamo gentlemen, please remain standing

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for the national anthem of Germany. # Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit

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Fur das deutsche Vaterland # Danach lasst uns alle streben

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Bruderlich mit Herz und Hand # Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit

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Sind des Gluckes Unterpfand # Bluh' im Glanze dieses Gluckes

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Bluhe, deutsches Vaterland. # You get the feeling that they are up

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for it. Are we going to get another Mario Balotelli moment? Marco

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Tardelli, maybe? Maybe we will have to wait until the end and perhaps

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the greatest extra time ever played, 1970, Mexico City. One change, looks

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like you can love -- Joachim Low of May play with four at the back.

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Julian Draxler has dropped out of midfield. He is unlucky to after his

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performance and goal in the last 16. Thomas Muller searching for his

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first ever Euros final. -- Euros final goal. He has scored ten in

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World Cups. Two goalkeeper captains. We await

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Gianluigi Buffon's presence. Viktor Kassai of Hungary took charge of

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Italy's win over Sweden. He hasn't had a game for 16 games since. He

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blew the whistle on France versus Romania three weeks back.

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We can all probably recite the people in of the Italy keeper and

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back three for their midfield shield has gone. De Rossi is replaced by

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another of Juve 23-year-olds, Stefano Sturaro. It is expected that

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Marco Parolo will drop back into the Daniele De Rossi role. In attack it

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is the old couple. Brazil-born Eder and Graziano Pelle are proving

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effective, if not quite in a typically Italian way.

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Italy's team will be wearing black armbands tonight. They are paying

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their respects to those who were killed in last night's terror attack

:30:40.:30:45.

in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Amongst whom were nine Italian citizens.

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Traditional colours, two of the most traditional teams to still be

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involved when a tournament gets to this late stage. Germany in white,

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Italy in blue. We've seen hearts broken, history made. Now here are

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the heavyweights. There'll be no romantic underdog tale to be told

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here. One of the big guns is going out at the end of this game. The big

:32:29.:32:35.

gun next to me is Martin Keown. I know you are looking forward to

:32:36.:32:39.

this, because it could be a defensive masterclass. It could.

:32:40.:32:45.

Germany have shown Italy the ultimate respect by switching to a

:32:46.:32:49.

back three. No De Rossi tonight. The Italian general is not available for

:32:50.:32:53.

this match. I think he's going to be a huge miss for Italy. First climb

:32:54.:32:59.

high came from Barzagli. Mesut Ozil playing for Germany for

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the 50th time tonight. Bonucci headed away.

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Already Germany have started knocking the passes around at will.

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They've gone to that wing-back. Look how high their wing-backs are really

:33:35.:33:40.

forward this game already. Joshua Kimmich on the right-hand side of

:33:41.:33:53.

Jonas Hector down the left. Bayern Munich and FCCologne respectively.

:33:54.:33:58.

Pep Guardiola moved him to centre-back and said he could be one

:33:59.:34:01.

of the best centre-backs in the world. Here he is almost playing as

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the right-winger. Joachim Low has paid respect to Italy by matching

:34:08.:34:13.

them up. Very much so. In that midfield, expect each to have an

:34:14.:34:23.

extra player in there. Hummels. Kimmich. Made his debut at the end

:34:24.:34:34.

of May, against Slovakia. Jerome Boateng scored against Slovakia last

:34:35.:34:36.

weekend. Certainly not pressing high early in

:34:37.:34:47.

the game, Italy. They seem bamboozled by the Germans putting

:34:48.:34:55.

out this shape. Hummels. And there's the first bit of pressure. Safely

:34:56.:35:05.

back to Manuel Neuer. He is almost like an extra sweeper at the back,

:35:06.:35:17.

server of the ball. Pelle started to look interested in Neuer. And Italy

:35:18.:35:27.

have it. Eder. The flag is up in favour of Italy.

:35:28.:35:35.

The referee wants a quick word with Hummels hum, who contested that

:35:36.:35:45.

decision. He is on a yellow card. Hummels, Boateng, Kimmich, Khedira

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and Ozil in the Germany starting line-up. All have to tread

:35:48.:35:51.

carefully. There are seven in itly side. Italy have accumulated more

:35:52.:35:56.

yellow cards than any team in the competition, you may or may not be

:35:57.:36:01.

surprised to learn. Italy now have a corner. Florenzi getting down that

:36:02.:36:10.

right-hand side side. Striking up a partnership with Sturaro.

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Bonucci is here. Chiellini is there. Bars stays back. Ini is there. Bars

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stays back. -- Barzagli stays back. Eder. It was Sturaro who tried to

:36:24.:36:34.

help it back towards goal. Neither shot nor helpfulness. Stefano

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Sturaro earning just his fourth cap for Italy. Antonio Conte watching

:36:40.:36:43.

him down the side. Pushing his team up. Here they are making sure that

:36:44.:36:48.

the goalkeeper Neuer is going to have to kick this one. It is almost

:36:49.:36:53.

like a chess match. He couldn't easily pass his way out of there. He

:36:54.:37:01.

still did though. Always finds somebody somehow. Eder... Towards

:37:02.:37:08.

Giaccherini. Giaccherini tried to catch Boateng out with a quick turn

:37:09.:37:14.

of shot. Italy corner again. See how quickly Giaccherini is on to this.

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His movement forward is excellent. Nothing like the player we've seen

:37:20.:37:21.

playing in the Premier League. He's far better than that. We haven't

:37:22.:37:26.

seen him for a while in the Premier League. Will we see him again, I

:37:27.:37:31.

wonder? I'm sure Sam Allardyce will have watched his performances out

:37:32.:37:35.

here with great interest. Recalled to the Italian national side after

:37:36.:37:39.

18 months out of the picture. He's had a good season with Bologna, on

:37:40.:37:48.

loan from Sunderland. De Sciglio, bars bars. Offside. German defence

:37:49.:37:58.

coming up well there. Ball going backwards. They push out. Put out by

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De Sciglio. Giaccherini. As soon as De Sciglio wins that ball he is

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flying forward to get into that wing-back position. Chiellini, De

:38:19.:38:28.

Sciglio. Defended by Hector initially. The only option was to

:38:29.:38:37.

turn it back to Neuer. Boateng closed. Gomez had to work to keep

:38:38.:38:53.

it, but here's Khedira... Muller tried to step across to win it, he

:38:54.:38:57.

did win it somehow in the end from Bonucci. A good battle, Bonucci

:38:58.:39:03.

against Muller. Did ever so well, intelligently let the ball go. A

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counterattack from Germany. Hugging the right-hand touchline.

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Taken from De Sciglio but out for a throw off the boot of Muller. He's

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one of the strangest quirks of football that he's playing in his

:39:30.:39:32.

10th game at the European Championships finals and hasn't

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scored a goal. And yet 13 games, 10 goals at the other big one, the

:39:38.:39:47.

World Cup. I just saw Parolo giving the ball away. Kimmich... Looked as

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though he had got it through immich...

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though he had got it through -- and Khedira couldn't get his stride

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sorted out. Is he the coolest coach in the tournament? He is at the

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moment. Wait until it hots up a little bit. He never sits down. He

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is obsessive about giving information to his team. Loves it.

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Giaccherini... Khedira... Turned behind and it had

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to be by Marco Parolo. A 1-2 from Khedira. So many good midfield

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players on the pitch today. Particularly for Germany. There are

:41:15.:41:18.

two of them, Kroos and Ozil. Ozil is going to have to work hard

:41:19.:41:36.

today. Kimmich... Gomez... Boateng... Eder is buzzing about.

:41:37.:41:43.

Kimmich... Hummels... Now Hector. Interesting

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watching the Italian defence. The back three never goes too far apart.

:42:07.:42:17.

Just defend off this attack. Ozil... Parolo... Good play there from Ozil,

:42:18.:42:25.

stopping that first pass, winning it back quickly. Nice touch too Ozil.

:42:26.:42:32.

Ozil has an option from the left. It was Hector. Italy now might have the

:42:33.:42:38.

chance to break that. Referee has ruled that that was not a foul

:42:39.:42:43.

committed by Sami Khedira. Took Eder out of it completely. Interesting

:42:44.:42:52.

there the Germans if they lose it, they are working hard to get it back

:42:53.:42:56.

again quickly to stop the Italians mounting any attacks. Pelle helps it

:42:57.:42:59.

on. Kimmich... Hummels... Ozil... It was cleverly

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done by Bonucci was on to him. Bonucci reads the game so well.

:43:20.:43:22.

That's what he's there for. That was a good tackle by Khedira

:43:23.:43:37.

wasn't it. Sami Khedira might have been ail to put his input into

:43:38.:43:42.

Germany's preparations, a Juventus man, he might have an idea how to

:43:43.:43:49.

get past the fabled back three and goalkeeper. They are like a symphony

:43:50.:43:57.

those three, all the one rhythm, one flow. They know their roles in this

:43:58.:44:03.

team beautifully well. The manager makes sure they don't forget them.

:44:04.:44:09.

Look at him there on the touchline. Continue continue a Juventus great

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of times past himself. Sami Khedira getting in a couple of times against

:44:15.:44:25.

that Italian midfield. Trying to get past De Sciglio. Wouldn't let him.

:44:26.:44:33.

The keenness of youth. Against somebody who has seen and

:44:34.:44:37.

experienced it all before and dished out plenty. It was that switch of

:44:38.:44:43.

play out to Kimmich. Talking of dishing it out, Chiellini, I think

:44:44.:44:47.

he would have had an idea he knew what he was doing when he left his

:44:48.:44:53.

boot on Sami Khedira's. He's had injury issues in his time, Khedira.

:44:54.:45:04.

Just trying to block him off. Standard challenge for him. Is that

:45:05.:45:14.

his groin? Thank goodness that isn't what was stood on! You wouldn't want

:45:15.:45:25.

to miss a player of his quality. Low is concerned about that one. He has

:45:26.:45:29.

had a good season in Italy, Khedira, but not the best of luck against

:45:30.:45:33.

them in the past. He injured his cruciate in a 1-1 draw a few years

:45:34.:45:40.

ago. And I believe he missed a World Cup final? He came back for the

:45:41.:45:44.

World Cup and missed the final, that is how his luck went, he injured

:45:45.:45:48.

himself in the warm up. Hopefully it isn't that bad.

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Italy throw. Khedira knows that his night is done. Bastian

:46:17.:46:23.

Schweinsteiger is going to get a run out a lot earlier than... Not going

:46:24.:46:33.

to say he would like to, than and was -- than was planned. He has been

:46:34.:46:39.

anonymous most of this season for United.

:46:40.:46:47.

That's nice and easy for Neuer. It would have been nice and easy for

:46:48.:47:04.

any keeper. Neuer straightaway seize the chance to put it somewhere near

:47:05.:47:08.

Thomas Muller. Forcing Bonucci to give Germany a throw in the Italy

:47:09.:47:13.

half. Wanting to stretch the Italian defence, not wanting them to settle.

:47:14.:47:18.

The ball straight to the front players. There we are, then. 15

:47:19.:47:26.

minutes played and Khedira, he knows his body, he knew when something had

:47:27.:47:30.

gone straightaway. That's a shame, to lose a player of that quality,

:47:31.:47:35.

but another one coming on. Certainly plenty of experience, hasn't he?

:47:36.:47:41.

This is his 37th appearance at European Championships finals games

:47:42.:47:44.

and World Cups combined. That equals the German record set by Miroslav

:47:45.:47:48.

Klose. Taking over the armband from Manuel

:47:49.:48:15.

Moyer, Schweinsteiger, too. -- Neuer.

:48:16.:48:22.

That will test those knees! Is interesting, looking at Hector and

:48:23.:48:31.

Kimmich, how they are really nullifying the wingbacks, pushing

:48:32.:48:39.

them right the way back, Florenzi Anders Giglio. So far I think that

:48:40.:48:43.

those tactics are working. -- and this Giglio -- and De Sciglio. Were

:48:44.:48:54.

you surprised by the change of team given that the Germans haven't

:48:55.:48:58.

conceded so far? Exactly, remarkable to see that but we've seen a lot of

:48:59.:49:02.

the Italian team. A difficult system to work out and crack and he

:49:03.:49:06.

obviously feels that he has to match it by playing the same system.

:49:07.:49:09.

Although it's slightly different because he's playing with two

:49:10.:49:12.

sitting midfield players and the Italians with one. Certainly worked

:49:13.:49:19.

in the match in Munich, a friendly match at the end of March, 4-1,

:49:20.:49:27.

Germany. Two sides that were pretty different than these that we are

:49:28.:49:34.

watching tonight played in that one. Four, five severities on each team.

:49:35.:49:40.

Germany need to improve -- similarities. Gomez and Muller, not

:49:41.:49:42.

seeing much of them at the moment. Very cautious, the Italians, not

:49:43.:50:20.

playing with that same confidence and the moment. Reluctant to play

:50:21.:50:31.

the ball forward. The ball ran away from Eder and he has to fight to get

:50:32.:50:37.

it back. He's a worker, though. Very good pace, Eder. So does Boateng,

:50:38.:50:40.

though. Again, Pelle and Eder and

:50:41.:50:51.

Giaccherini will loiter around the edge of the Germany box and make

:50:52.:50:58.

Neuer kick this further down the field than he might otherwise.

:50:59.:51:07.

Schweinsteiger closed well. Interesting, didn't panic, Neuer

:51:08.:51:24.

wanted to pass the ball out and he won't be rushed in doing so.

:51:25.:51:33.

Hummels, towards Gomez. He made a decision very early that he wouldn't

:51:34.:51:44.

get to it with his head. It was a great run from Gomez, getting

:51:45.:51:45.

between the two central defenders. Swung in near to Gomez. Important

:51:46.:51:54.

flick header away. Muller wanted Gomez to be on that.

:51:55.:52:35.

Gomez was still getting himself together after remonstrating with

:52:36.:52:38.

the referee because he felt he had been unfairly barged over by

:52:39.:52:39.

Bonucci. Picked off by Florenzi. Well

:52:40.:52:45.

controlled by Eder. Not quite so in control. Italy

:52:46.:52:59.

giving the ball away far too much. Being smothered by the Germans. Need

:53:00.:53:04.

to show the same calmness that they showed in the previous matches.

:53:05.:53:12.

Nobody making Iran. Bonucci can easily let it run for Gianluigi

:53:13.:53:24.

Buffon Matt making a run -- making a run. Much has been made about the

:53:25.:53:30.

difference between these two when you has really mattered, four

:53:31.:53:32.

knockout matches in Raider tournaments all won by Italy --

:53:33.:53:39.

major tournaments. I know you said that professionals don't even think

:53:40.:53:44.

about that. My Mac, you get on with it, it is a new generation. Looking

:53:45.:53:49.

at Bonucci. He has two strikers at the top of the page. Just click it

:53:50.:53:59.

into them. Chiellini has done that. Eder allover Boateng, who acted as

:54:00.:54:04.

if you most wasn't noticing. So strong, isn't he? Kimmich, the court

:54:05.:54:19.

-- the was caught himself and then he caught De Sciglio. Conte adamant

:54:20.:54:25.

that it is a free kick and having to be pulled back by his coaching staff

:54:26.:54:28.

when it is a free kick to the Germans. I think we are going to

:54:29.:54:34.

have fun watching him on the touchline at Stamford Bridge and

:54:35.:54:36.

through the rest of the Premier League next season. Fun watching him

:54:37.:54:43.

playing three at the back as well, John Terry in the middle.

:54:44.:55:17.

Never really likely to keep that in play, Kimmich. The couple that

:55:18.:55:24.

Boateng has put out of play, hasn't quite perfected that ball. Looks

:55:25.:55:31.

like Eder has some kind of knock. We are in the City of claret. And there

:55:32.:55:38.

is a bit. He has done it here, just fending off the ball. Running into a

:55:39.:55:45.

brick wall. And there's where it happened. Oh. I'm amazed it's only

:55:46.:55:52.

dripping. In strongly when Sturaro. Poor went.

:55:53.:56:15.

-- went. Conte is suggesting that Muller went in with his foot raised.

:56:16.:56:20.

Wasn't anything dangerous. Nothing doing there.

:56:21.:56:29.

Conscious that Italy are trying to slow it down. In comes Gomez,

:56:30.:56:39.

clattering into Parolo. A bad pass from the Nucci, and you

:56:40.:56:53.

don't get many those in a game. Sturaro won it back but the referee

:56:54.:56:58.

once a word with him. Free kick, Germany. -- from the new chief. The

:56:59.:57:04.

first lecture of the night is delivered to one of the less

:57:05.:57:09.

experienced players on the field -- Bonucci. Very late, that challenge.

:57:10.:57:15.

He hung his leg and make sure that Kroos caught it. An angry man,

:57:16.:57:18.

Sturaro. Every German player, apart from

:57:19.:57:37.

Neuer, in Italy's half. Dominating possession. As they have in all of

:57:38.:57:43.

their games in this championship, averaging 69% possession in games so

:57:44.:57:48.

far. Whatever shape they play in doesn't matter, does it? Muller

:57:49.:57:53.

trying to keep possession. Howedes conceding it.

:57:54.:58:07.

Kimmich, the wingbacks, getting back nicely. Yes, he gets forward but he

:58:08.:58:12.

must get back when he can. Sturaro, presenting it to Ozil. Well

:58:13.:58:41.

read by the Arsenal man. Hummels, even he is creeping

:58:42.:58:54.

forward. Looking to find Schweinsteiger. Heading in, but the

:58:55.:58:59.

whistle has gone. He is adjudged to have pushed the defender out of his

:59:00.:59:10.

way. Hummels again, another great ball. Just a little shove. The

:59:11.:59:16.

officials have done well to see that one.

:59:17.:59:24.

And that one's been spotted. Foul on Sturaro. Mats Hummels the offender.

:59:25.:59:34.

Hitly free kick, already taken. And that one's been spotted. Foul on

:59:35.:59:36.

Sturaro. Mats Hummels the offender. Hitly free kick, already taken. --

:59:37.:59:39.

Italy free kick, already taken. Can't get it past Boateng. Muller...

:59:40.:59:44.

Was grabbed by Parolo, but he's away from him now. A good recovery from

:59:45.:59:49.

Marco Parolo. Excellent. That's what he does well. He's got to pass that

:59:50.:59:52.

ball as well for Italy. Pelle, Sturaro. Good pace to find

:59:53.:00:10.

Giaccherini. De Sciglio outside. Parolo... Chiellini... Unfortunate

:00:11.:00:16.

for De Sciglio. It is even for unfortunate for Chiellini. They did

:00:17.:00:19.

really well to pick him out under pressure. I feel for their

:00:20.:00:24.

confidence, for Italy. It is important they keep possession well.

:00:25.:00:27.

Just building their way back into the game. Can't keep inviting

:00:28.:00:33.

Germany on to the whole game. They'll need to pack a punch of

:00:34.:00:40.

their own. Chiellini... Eder... Eder... Neatly down to Giaccherini.

:00:41.:00:45.

Giaccherini was already going to ground when he ran into the back of

:00:46.:00:51.

Kimmich. Trying to anticipate the decision. Bonucci... Suddenly there

:00:52.:01:04.

is more pace to the game. The interplay between Eder. Chiellini

:01:05.:01:10.

into the back of Muller. Advantage waived. Gomez. I don't think he can

:01:11.:01:18.

take advantage from there. The linesman is giving a foul there from

:01:19.:01:21.

Gomez. Just about onside from the initial

:01:22.:01:26.

through ball. No real dramas for him yet in that

:01:27.:01:38.

De Rossi role. Chiellini... Won't be too long.

:01:39.:02:26.

Kimmich... Bonucci... Takes the ball away. Giaccherini... Picked up by

:02:27.:02:33.

Hummels. Here now is Gomez. Muller...

:02:34.:02:38.

Sturaro... It is noticeable when Parolo gets the ball they are right

:02:39.:02:54.

on him, forcing him to go back. Bonucci has to play the ball

:02:55.:03:05.

forward. Dieing aly will do. De Sciglio... Giaccherini calls for the

:03:06.:03:15.

ball and it is blocked. That's the difference, Parolo making a forward

:03:16.:03:19.

pass. Getting lucky. Boateng, great defending from him. Sturaro...

:03:20.:03:31.

Eder's movement, he hasn't always been picked off by the German

:03:32.:03:34.

defence. Frustrated that he is not able to

:03:35.:03:47.

find Giaccherini with that one. Boateng is reading it. Sees the

:03:48.:03:52.

danger so quickly there. Uses his athleticism to win that one.

:03:53.:04:00.

Schweinsteiger... Kimmich... A little unnerved over the last couple

:04:01.:04:18.

of minutes. Words of encouragement from Joachim Low.

:04:19.:04:27.

Ten years ago he came into the job, following Klinsmann after the 2006

:04:28.:04:40.

World Cup. England did the same, as Steve McLaren took charge of

:04:41.:04:41.

Sven-Goran Eriksson. Muller... Strong enough to stay

:04:42.:04:53.

upright. Ozil... Change of direction.

:04:54.:05:42.

Couldn't see him making any ground. It was a tactical stalemate.

:05:43.:05:48.

Kimmich... Challenged by De Sciglio, who has another go. Significantly De

:05:49.:05:53.

Sciglio is doing all of his work this the final third. Third. Against

:05:54.:06:01.

Spain he was in the attacking third. This is the third quarterfinal. The

:06:02.:06:04.

last one tomorrow, France versus Iceland. Highlights on BBC One at

:06:05.:06:10.

10.45pm. And you can see the winner of this match against the winners of

:06:11.:06:15.

that one in the semifinal on Thursday, 7.30pm, BBC One.

:06:16.:06:22.

Boateng away from Pelle. Giaccherini is on to it.

:06:23.:06:33.

Wins Italy a throw in. How on earth did Emanuele Giaccherini struggle to

:06:34.:06:43.

get a game in the Premier League? He's inspired playing under this

:06:44.:06:50.

manager. It is Conte who signed him from Juventus. Plucked him from the

:06:51.:06:56.

lower leagues. He's his man. He understands his role well. Tucks

:06:57.:06:59.

back as an extra full-back. Breaks forward when he is. He can score

:07:00.:07:05.

goals. He'll play a century at times as well. He'll play a century at

:07:06.:07:10.

times as well. -- plays centrally at times as well. Hasn't worked for

:07:11.:07:14.

Florenzi. He was too close for the touchline for that. Germany's throw.

:07:15.:07:20.

I don't think they are particularly surprised that it is stalemate. In

:07:21.:07:25.

the previous 8 tournament meetings there've been 18 goals scored when

:07:26.:07:29.

these have come together. Only three in the first halves. Watching,

:07:30.:07:35.

waiting. Somebody will bounce at some point, I'm sure. Neuer... Only

:07:36.:07:40.

just missed Eder's boot. Dear oh, dear.

:07:41.:07:50.

Hummels, easy for him. Kroos... Sturaro seen off by Kroos. That's

:07:51.:08:11.

deflected, and Buffon had to watch it. He couldn't hold it first time.

:08:12.:08:16.

It nearly, nearly allowed Gomez to poke it home. It takes a Irish Shea

:08:17.:08:21.

there. It's a little teaser. Bounces just in front of the goalkeeper,

:08:22.:08:30.

with spin on it. Just about gathers the ball in. I mentioned that

:08:31.:08:34.

Germany haven't conceded at the tournament. Italy haven't with this

:08:35.:08:39.

defence. Defence. The only goal against them scored by the Republic

:08:40.:08:42.

of Ireland when it was changed in the final group game, having already

:08:43.:08:50.

won the group. Chiellini doesn't want that ball from Bonucci. Put

:08:51.:08:54.

under real pressure there. Bonucci... Eder... Neuer's out. If

:08:55.:09:25.

it was a touch off Eder, it will be Germany's throw. Throw.. Neuer is so

:09:26.:09:33.

quick, the sweeper keeper as we call him. The German fans I think just

:09:34.:09:42.

outnumber their Italian counterparts in the stadium. There are a number

:09:43.:09:47.

of camper vans outside the ground. Hundreds of them!

:09:48.:10:02.

Barzagli... Pelle let it run. Schweinsteiger is running. De

:10:03.:10:26.

Sciglio can't properly stop him in his tracks. It's a decent ball in

:10:27.:10:32.

from Schweinsteiger. Well defended, Bonucci. No sign with Schweinsteiger

:10:33.:10:36.

swine of that knee problem which forced him out of most of the

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Premier League season. How coolly done was that by Florenzi? That was

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awkward, to say the least. He plucked that out of the sky.

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Kimmich... Barzagli got out of the way and more coolness from

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Alessandro Florenzi. It feels as if the Italians are just hanging on.

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They seem to have forgotten to have put their passing boots on today.

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Certainly Bonucci. A nervousness about them in possession. You say

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hanging on. We've seen one fumble from Buffon but no saves. No, but in

:11:14.:11:20.

terms of possession, I think on the break Pelle will get it right,

:11:21.:11:26.

playing out from the back. Too high for Pelle. Parolo quick enough for

:11:27.:11:39.

Gomez. This is the Italian way though, just to grind things out.

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We've seen some great football from them in this tournament so far. But

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not really seeing that today. Chiellini...

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Muller... The referee has ruled that that was two grizzled old

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professionals against each other. Muller and Chiellini have a

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difference of opinion about it. I wouldn't mind one or two personal

:12:17.:12:22.

duels to start developing. To hot things up a bit. If you could pick

:12:23.:12:29.

two out who would be bickering, it would be two of them, those two. He

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I said old professional about Muller, but he is still only 26. His

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76th game for Germany. He'll be looking for his first goal in this

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tournament as well. Kimmich... Gomez... It was a chance and a

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chance for the man in form. Good movement from Gomez. Getting across

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the front of the defender. Can't get the direction on it. A nice teasing

:13:10.:13:13.

ball in from Kimmich. Germany are repeating Italy's trick

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here. Now just wandering away from Buffon's penalty area.

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Giaccherini... Kroos... Muller... Boateng... A long jump from

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Florenzi. Here's Hummels. Hummels keeps it. Hector... Bounces it

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back... And it seemed to surprise Thomas Muller, who could only put

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the ball in front of Buffon. A good move from Germany on the left-hand

:14:25.:14:27.

side. Ball arrives at Muller's feet. Takes a bounce in front of him. A

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wild swing from him. There is the view from the fans.

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Doesn't seem to have the calmness in front of goal that we normally

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expect. Scored a career-best 32 for Bayern Munich last season. 20 in the

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Bundesliga and eight in the Champions League. Eder managing to

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find Parolo. Kroos loses the ball. Schweinsteiger in the way of

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Giaccherini. That has stung the Italians into life. Giaccherini,

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he's onside! Managing to keep it in. Neuer got a touch on it, Sturaro!

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And it's deflected wide. Germany, wide open. It's a fantastic ball in,

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isn't it? Just about stays onside. Giaccherini, keeps it in play. It is

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a stinging shot. Great defending in the end to keep it out. Foot out

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from the defender. I think that Neuer had it covered. Boateng's

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touch wide. It was young Kimmich who played Giaccherini onside. Just a

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fraction of a second late in stepping out of defence. Everybody

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is back for Germany now. Italy throw. Saw Giaccherini making

:16:06.:16:18.

that run that we saw against Belgium, when he scored. The

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Italians like to play that ball. Muller is grabbing his shoulder. He

:16:29.:16:32.

was rubbing his side earlier. Florenzi's Frei. Germany supporters

:16:33.:16:36.

are making it clear that they think the Italians are not being quick

:16:37.:16:42.

enough about things and smack throw. A bit of gamesmanship. -- throw.

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Germany free kick. That's the first really big chance

:16:49.:17:00.

that we've seen in the game. And ball given against Pelle, which is

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very harsh. He's trying to chest it down, something he does to good

:17:06.:17:08.

effect. Eder running across the face of him. Difficult to play against

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that. Florenzi decided he had to put it behind. He turns to Buffon and

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explains that he had little option. Strong running, actor, -- Hector,

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might have been able to turn it into the middle. Into injury time, one

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more minutes to go. Kroos corner for Germany. Cleared by Sturaro.

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Kimmich can't keep it in. And that will probably be that for half-time,

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although the referee is sprinting across to stop anything developing

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between Kimmich and De Sciglio. And there is the half-time whistle.

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Bringing to a close a half that has been, as we expected, really, very

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close. Nothing in it, two defences on top. Nothing yet to suggest that

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Germany can overcome their Italy kudu, which Low said, it is called

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coffin and we prefer a fresh espresso. We are going to have one

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of those now -- it is cold coffee. STUDIO: Very tense and tight, not

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free-flowing football, that's for sure, but one thing is for sure,

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tactically fascinating. Yes, it is, quite boring, actually, for 40

:19:12.:19:16.

minutes! It has been a tactical and mental battle and it came to light

:19:17.:19:19.

on the last five minutes with a couple of good chances. We've tried

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to confuse them, we have put them under pressure high on the pitch.

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Has it worked, though? So far the defenders have had the upper hand. I

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don't think there is enough tempo and creativity to serve the strikers

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properly. I think both teams have realised it is easier to create an

:19:41.:19:44.

opening when the opponent has the ball, just when it back and play a

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ball through. Not enough football so far. If tactical battles are your

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thing, this is the game for you because Germany have matched Italy

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up. Exactly the same systems, three at the back, giving nothing away. A

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lot of loose passes have been going astray, which is unusual when you

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consider the quality on the pitch. Looking at that, it's probably

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because of the high pressing and pressing from both teams. But very,

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very little to talk about, very little goalmouth action. Unless

:20:17.:20:22.

something deeds in the second half, they may need to gamble, which I

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don't think they want to do -- yips. Not only matching each other

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systems, they are cancelling each other out -- something deeds. A bit

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more Germany because they are forcing Florenzi and De Sciglio to

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defend and the back three became a back five, like we said. Instead of

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being efficient on the counter, Italy, they have 20 more yards to

:20:49.:20:51.

cover on the cover and they don't always have time to do it. The only

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time Italy were successful was Giaccherini making an amazing run

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and another one, we were talking about it. The wingbacks are now

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full-backs. Germany are enjoying a bit more the territorial position,

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if I can say. But still, nothing really to shout about. Not many

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clear chances, the highlights of the first half, here they are, two

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chances! Muller, wasn't it? He can't score in the Euros, it's bizarre how

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these things happen. Incredible when you look at his goal-scoring record

:21:29.:21:32.

in World Cups. He can't find one here. It was a decent chance, wasn't

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it, for him. He couldn't have the excuse of saying he saw it late, it

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didn't come to him very quickly, it is a snapshot. That sort of sums up

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the first half. Yes, this is our chance. I think it could have been

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similar, look at Giaccherini, similar to the goal we scored

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against Belgium with that pass from Giaccherini. A good opportunity but

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Boateng is very good in deflecting the ball. Look at the run forward,

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this is what we do. We encourage them to defend high on the pitch and

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then we try to get behind with these forward runs. Very, very good run.

:22:17.:22:23.

The high line of the Germans, the Italians have time on the ball, a

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dangerous tactic. The most entertaining part of the first half,

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watching Conte on the sidelines. The tactical battle going on, Thierry,

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the Italians have been forced into a back five. Yes, because of the

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positioning of Kimmich and Hector. The two centre-backs are occupying

:22:46.:22:50.

the three at the back. When you do that, you need to make sure that

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Sturaro and Giaccherini can run, so play Howedes on the other side. They

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have been playing too long for my liking, which is Italy. One thing

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they have done well, it is now a five - 3-2, is dead of 3-5- two. We

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can see what I'm talking about -- instead of. Space here, that's when

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you can make Giaccherini run for a long time. He will be tired. That is

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where he must stay with Kimmich. Now Giaccherini has to do a lot of

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running with Sturaro, which is what they have to do more instead of

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hitting the long diagonal early. The Italians pushing forward on the wide

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areas. They won't come up will they? -- they won't, will they.

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Schweinsteiger is now playing. If we raise the intensity, I don't know if

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Schweinsteiger and Gomez can cope with that. It seems to me that they

:23:55.:24:01.

are not particularly fast. There is something that Germany does ever so

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well, they don't allow you to see what's happening, to go on the

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break. Florenzi and De Sciglio going but they don't have enough time

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because Germany defending on the front foot. That might be wide

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because they know that with Schweinsteiger he can't run. They

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have stopped the counter very well. That's something that they have done

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well, they have stopped the counter, they have got men back behind the

:24:27.:24:30.

ball, they've made the tackle that they had to do. They know that if

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they don't allow that, then the Italians can and will hit them on

:24:36.:24:40.

the break. Because they have a bit more pace up front. As soon as that

:24:41.:24:45.

happens, there, that's one thing they have done well, I think,

:24:46.:24:48.

getting the ball back as quickly as possible. Getting possession back

:24:49.:24:53.

and trying to get into the Italian backfired. Which is what Spain

:24:54.:25:00.

didn't do, and that's what is key -- back five. We need to counter fast.

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I like what Hummels did, defending on the front foot. They don't like

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defending in their box, they don't. Slightly struggling in a game of

:25:11.:25:15.

football, you know when you are doing that when you centre on one of

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the best passers on the pitch, who is a goalkeeper! The German

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goalkeeper, Neuer, brie and footballer, once described by his

:25:23.:25:28.

goalkeeping coach, "I've never seen a better sweeper, apart from perhaps

:25:29.:25:33.

Franz Beckenbauer." He can pass. Left foot, right foot, he can pass

:25:34.:25:38.

and he isn't flustered, he doesn't mind if the Italians are putting

:25:39.:25:41.

them under pressure or it is a difficult pass. Left foot, there. He

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is very calm. That is what country is saying to the Italian players can

:25:48.:25:50.

keep him under pressure because he might make a mistake. This is crazy.

:25:51.:25:56.

He is quick in his head and with his feet, not only as a sweeper. Look at

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that ball, he's like a number ten. Not bad, is it? Do you think he

:26:03.:26:08.

could get in the team, on the pitch, rather than in goal? He might need

:26:09.:26:12.

to run a bit more but his vision is crazy. We like seeing a bit of skill

:26:13.:26:19.

occasionally and Renzi gave us a master these -- and Florenzi gave

:26:20.:26:25.

us. Difficult, with the front of your foot. It was a bad clearance.

:26:26.:26:29.

Look how he controls it, not the side of his foot. He is in his own

:26:30.:26:35.

six yard box. That has come from 50, 60 yards up in the air, that's

:26:36.:26:40.

supreme confidence for you. Ellie Little mistake, a poor touch and the

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Germans are in. -- any little mistake. I would have put him under

:26:45.:26:52.

much more pressure. He had too much space to do that. He shouldn't have

:26:53.:26:57.

had that amount of time in the penalty box. OK, it has been almost

:26:58.:27:02.

24 hours since Wales celebrated their greatest achievement on the

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football pitch, reaching the semifinals of Euro 2016 after that

:27:07.:27:10.

stunning victory over Belgium. Chris Coleman said that you dream about

:27:11.:27:13.

nights like that and for Wales, they keep on dreaming. COMMENTATOR: These

:27:14.:27:18.

Welshmen are living the dreams of the greats, who have never

:27:19.:27:23.

experienced this for their country. Here we go. Davis is in trouble

:27:24.:27:31.

here. A big chance, a big safe, off the line, Hazard. Off the bar.

:27:32.:27:37.

Taking the shot and he scores magnificently. Courtois with a save,

:27:38.:27:41.

to deny Neil Taylor. Ashley Williams for Wales! The captain heading home

:27:42.:27:48.

the equaliser. Wales are rocking again. Hazard... Towards

:27:49.:27:55.

Robson-Kanu. What a turn. What a goal! If that was Messi they would

:27:56.:28:01.

be talking about it for years. What a moment for Wales. Aaron Ramsey has

:28:02.:28:09.

got a yellow card. The referee has had a look and play goes on. He got

:28:10.:28:13.

away with that, Ashley Williams. In towards Vokes! Something special is

:28:14.:28:24.

happening here tonight! Unbelievable! Amazing, amazing

:28:25.:28:30.

stuff. Wales are heading into the semifinal. What a magnificent

:28:31.:28:35.

victory. History boys indeed. There are dream continues. We've got

:28:36.:28:40.

something to offer, we're not here to enjoy it, we're here to compete.

:28:41.:28:44.

We have spoken about the character, our first time in the quarterfinals,

:28:45.:28:48.

we were one down against a quality opponent, showing the strength of

:28:49.:28:53.

character to get back. They keep surpassing what they have achieved,

:28:54.:28:57.

which is a good sign. Tonight is a special, special night for everybody

:28:58.:29:00.

involved. Our first tournament coming up against the big teams, but

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we have nothing to fear, full of confidence. Put the bin out on

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Monday, I won't be home, I won't be there!

:29:11.:29:20.

Takes a bounce in front of him. A wild swing from him.

:29:21.:29:21.

Fantastic stuff. What did you make of Wales, Thierry? We are talking

:29:22.:29:27.

about the same thing every time. They have an idea, a philosophy.

:29:28.:29:33.

They stick to it. It is about the team, about commitment, desire. On

:29:34.:29:36.

the other side you see a total difference. Belgium, they are not a

:29:37.:29:41.

team. No individuals, no togetherness. No desire on the day.

:29:42.:29:46.

If you don't match the team, I don't care about individuals. You are

:29:47.:29:50.

never going to win. You need to manage the team you are playing

:29:51.:29:52.

against, then the individuals will make a difference. Not before. A few

:29:53.:29:57.

moments of interesting commentary from Robbie Savage. One said if the

:29:58.:30:04.

goal was scored by Messi we would be talking about it for years. It was a

:30:05.:30:10.

fantastic goal. A great piece of skill. A lot of composure. But if I

:30:11.:30:18.

was the manager of Belgium I would ask questions of the defenders. It

:30:19.:30:25.

is amazing. I was so inspired by watching Wales last night. The

:30:26.:30:30.

spirit, as Thierry rightly put it, was amazing. With the organisational

:30:31.:30:34.

spirit you can climb mountains and make miracles. They had a real lack

:30:35.:30:38.

of fear. They seemed to be really enjoying it. That's the key.

:30:39.:30:43.

Respect, not fear. We've seen defensive... It's the decision of

:30:44.:30:48.

the underdogs. Look at Leicester, Wales, Italy perhaps. Underdogs,

:30:49.:30:54.

Italy?! It is their passion and togetherness. But I will tell you,

:30:55.:31:00.

they didn't half play well last night. As in control of the game.

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That for me was the impressive thing. We knew about their team

:31:04.:31:08.

spirit but the way they passed Belgium off that park last night was

:31:09.:31:11.

brilliant to watch. What I love ant them, there is no fear. They are not

:31:12.:31:15.

scared of anything. They know what they have to do when they go on the

:31:16.:31:19.

field, you can see they know who does what. They all know their jobs.

:31:20.:31:25.

You can follow Wales's semifinal across the BBC on Wednesday night.

:31:26.:31:30.

The final quarterfinal is tomorrow night featuring France.

:31:31.:31:51.

This is as good as it gets here. Open roads, blue skies. One of

:31:52.:32:03.

history's most iconic cars, the original Ford Mustang.

:32:04.:32:31.

A tactical stalemate. Kimmich bounces it back. Sturaro deflected

:32:32.:32:43.

wide. It was a little bit dull, we'll

:32:44.:32:47.

confess that in the first half, but I've been handed a stat that will

:32:48.:32:52.

encourage us all. 15 of the 18 goals scored in Germany's and Italy's 8

:32:53.:32:56.

previous encounters have been scored after the first half. Including

:32:57.:33:00.

seven in extra time. It could get exciting. And it will, I'm sure,

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because once the game gets more physical and less tactical, there'll

:33:06.:33:09.

be more spaces, more chance. I think we need to be patient. It might be

:33:10.:33:14.

decided by mistake. When it comes to mistakes, the Italians normally

:33:15.:33:18.

don't make mistakes. That's tempting fail. I know. But I feel confident.

:33:19.:33:23.

Alan, what do you think can change this game? A piece of brilliance

:33:24.:33:28.

wouldn't go amiss from someone. But that's very difficult when there is

:33:29.:33:32.

not a lot of space in there. Concentration will be key in the

:33:33.:33:38.

last 10 or 15 minutes, because of tired minds and bodies. And one team

:33:39.:33:43.

might be prepared to gamble. The two teams are coming out. Doesn't look

:33:44.:33:47.

like we've got any changes, Thierry, but maybe a change in thinking or

:33:48.:33:51.

tempo? I think they are going to stay the same way. Alan mentioned

:33:52.:34:02.

fitness. Who is going to drop. Who is going to be a bit more tired. Who

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will run the most? We are about to find out. Back to our commentators

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Martin Keown and Guy brokenry. Thank you Gary. Germany the second

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youngest squad at Euro 2016. Italy fourth joint oldest. Not that

:34:26.:34:29.

they've shown any signs of being anything other than rock solid

:34:30.:34:36.

strong so far. It's Italy who start the second 45 minutes. It might not

:34:37.:34:43.

be the last 45. The way things are we are heading for an extra

:34:44.:34:49.

half-hour. The Italians need to push on their wing-backs as they have

:34:50.:34:52.

done at the start of this second half. Need to play like they have

:34:53.:34:58.

done this previous matches. Wide positions where it could be won or

:34:59.:35:03.

lost. The line-ups are as they were when the teams left the field at

:35:04.:35:09.

half-time. One Germany change, Sami Khedira forced off injured and

:35:10.:35:13.

Schweinsteiger swine came on for him. The ball given away by Toni

:35:14.:35:20.

Kroos. Not the first time we've said that today. Germany a free kick.

:35:21.:35:29.

That's one of the surprises of the game so far. We haven't had a yellow

:35:30.:35:35.

card yet. Sturaro trying to get that early press on. Unlucky there. Conte

:35:36.:35:45.

talked about these warriors. I'm sure he's been firing his team up at

:35:46.:35:49.

half-time. I expect them to be much better in possession. I know they

:35:50.:35:53.

can defend. What's impressed me is how they can handle the ball, but

:35:54.:35:56.

not so today. Boateng... Hummels... Schweinsteiger tried to flick it.

:35:57.:36:33.

Nice and easy for Buffon. 38 years old. Another tournament in him yet

:36:34.:36:40.

it seems. Not thinking about packing in until after the next World Cup. A

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lovely flick from Giaccherini. Played towards Eder, who is trying

:36:45.:36:52.

to tee up, Emanuele Giaccherini. That's the Italian spirit. They are

:36:53.:36:56.

coming out with the ball from the back at the start of this second

:36:57.:36:58.

half. De Sciglio... Over to De Sciglio. Eder, by

:36:59.:37:34.

Howedes. Much better from Parolo. Playing that ball dyingly ng that

:37:35.:37:39.

ball dyingly across the pitch -- diagonally across the pitch.

:37:40.:37:48.

Ozil set off. He couldn't be found. But Gomez might be. Barzagli there

:37:49.:38:04.

with him. Kroos. Eder tried to stop the cross. Buffon in a hurry to find

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Giaccherini, who is quickly closed down. Muller did that.

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Schweinsteiger... Ozil... Muller... This time he's dispossessed. Pelle.

:38:24.:38:28.

Seems to have broken out into a football match all of a sudden.

:38:29.:38:33.

Couldn't get past Howedes. The referee from some distance away has

:38:34.:38:42.

ruled that an unfair tackle. That was definitely a foul, Howedes

:38:43.:38:47.

diving in. Clever from Pelle. As soon as he sees any contact there,

:38:48.:38:55.

he's down. He hasn't done his best work until very late in the games in

:38:56.:38:59.

the competition so far. Injury time goals against Belgium and in the

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last 16 against Spain. Italy have scored late goals in every one of

:39:07.:39:11.

their games. Or rather there's been a goal late on in every one of their

:39:12.:39:20.

games. There are six Italians in the final third all of a sudden.

:39:21.:39:29.

Sturaro came off Schweinsteiger. Boateng whacked that as far as he

:39:30.:39:34.

could. Barzagli... Bonucci... A bit more care needed. Parolo now

:39:35.:40:16.

has so many more options for him in the final third. The wing-backs are

:40:17.:40:22.

pushing off. It's the team that goes on to win this, the team that's

:40:23.:40:28.

decided to have a bit more belief about them. Obviously they are

:40:29.:40:31.

playing this system for the first time this evening, Germany. But they

:40:32.:40:34.

don't seem as confident in the start of the second half. Italy giving us

:40:35.:40:42.

more balance to their play. A lot of quality in this German team. Ozil...

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Showing a bit of quality now. Schweinsteiger... Muller to Kroos.

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Now it's Hector. Hector gets to ball into the box but not into a

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dangerous place. Boateng... Ozil... Kimmich's cross. And it had

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to be headed there by Andrea Barzagli. Gomez was ready and

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waiting. Bomb bomb was caught on his heels in the box there. Didn't

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expect the cross in. -- goal was caught on his heels in the box

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there. Didn't expect the cross in. Eder... A bit of hesitation and

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thought put into it. Ozil... Keeps taking up that

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position, Ozil. Schweinsteiger... Muller. More preoccupied with

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ranting at the referee for not getting a free kick but getting back

:42:28.:42:32.

up and winning it. Gomez is doing the chasing. Italy pass their way

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out of trouble. Quickly passed their way back into it. It was Florenzi,

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who conceded possession. Here's Gomez. Trying to tee up Muller...

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It's blocked. A super blog. He denied Thomas Muller his first ever

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European championship finals goal. Inspired defending. I think Florenzi

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gives the ball away in the first place. Somersaults around, steers

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that away from the goal. Great defending. He lifted his leg so

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high. Kroos corner. Beat everybody. Boateng. It is on to be hit.

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Boateng. As we saw against Slovakia, he can hit them, but that one was

:43:25.:43:29.

too high. This one off his left foot. Rising away. The volume's

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turned up here a little bit. This is Gomez laying it off. Brings it on to

:43:38.:43:43.

his left foot, Muller. Look at this for a piece of defending. Remarkable

:43:44.:43:50.

how he got back there. The Italians love defending. He's not a stunt man

:43:51.:43:53.

there, through the air. You wonder if the angle the seed,

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was it going wide? Florenzi couldn't hang about and think about that. --

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if the angle deceived. He made amends for giving the ball away in

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the first place. He would have known as well that he needed to get back.

:44:20.:44:22.

You could hear the Manaudou screaming at him as soon as he gave

:44:23.:44:27.

it away. Pass the manager screaming at him.

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Giaccherini has given it away. Sturaro stop the ball from raging

:44:32.:44:45.

Ozil. He has gone off to the right of Eder -- reaching Ozil. Letting it

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run, it didn't run to Pelle. Ozil. Taken out of it by Sturaro. That's

:44:56.:44:59.

about his third offence. The angry wave of the arm has got him a yellow

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card. You said in the first half that he's an angry young man. He

:45:04.:45:10.

needs to be controlled. A big night for him and his country. You have to

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keep your head. As you can see by what's on your screen, he isn't one

:45:19.:45:23.

who was on the yellow card, but that is eight of them on the field for

:45:24.:45:29.

Italy who are now. I didn't think the referee was going to book him

:45:30.:45:36.

until he reacted the way he did. All of those yellow cards are only

:45:37.:45:37.

relevant if the team gets through. Another flag is being waved, another

:45:38.:46:08.

foul. It might be a yellow card. It is De Sciglio, who walks away. And

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when he turned around he is going to be disappointed because if Italy

:46:13.:46:18.

win, he won't be playing in the semifinal. Yeah, Kimmich, just

:46:19.:46:26.

taking him out. Joachim Low has just turned Italian on us. He certainly

:46:27.:46:33.

has. He's leading that sink in for a moment. It has to be forgotten. He's

:46:34.:46:40.

got to make sure that he gets his team into the next round, never mind

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that he's not playing. The first part of succeeding in that mission

:46:47.:46:49.

will be keeping out this Germany free kick. They are being tested to

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the limit by this German team, who keep probing.

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There is a line on the edge of the penalty area. He was in the middle

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of it, Boateng. Blocked by Chiellini. Pelle. He had

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to do that by himself. He did brilliantly. Certainly did. The

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first part of it anyway. Sturaro, that was rash, the way he went in.

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What's happened now? The referee has seen a Germany player on the floor.

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He's gone across and shown the yellow card, it's Mario Gomez. That

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is Parolo booked. It is a wild kick. Parolo. Couldn't be better placed,

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the referee, to see that. Seemed to take an age for Hindus dubbed the

:48:12.:48:16.

game. Dishing out the punishment to the Lazio midfielder. -- took an age

:48:17.:48:24.

for him to stop the game. 14 minutes in the second half and three Italian

:48:25.:48:32.

names taken. Sturaro, just after he was booked, with a heavy challenge.

:48:33.:48:38.

That was the booking. Was it the booking? Still Mr angry, look at

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him. That was the first of the three. We need to see a senior

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player just calming down a little bit. Italy are now on 216 Yellows

:48:47.:49:02.

for the tournament. -- onto 16. Maybe it's part of their

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gamesmanship, just to slow it down a little bit. Possibly being too

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cynical. Could argue that seem Dyer some teams need to be a bit more

:49:13.:49:18.

like that bans some teams need to be more like that. No names mentioned.

:49:19.:49:27.

I've seen it written that Italy know how and when to commit a good foul.

:49:28.:49:32.

Past masters at it. All the way back to Neuer, who is

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rarely all the way back in his goal. Must be an argument for Neuer in

:49:44.:50:05.

goal for buying Munich and this Germany team -- Bayern Munich. He

:50:06.:50:09.

must be one of the most bored goalkeepers of all time. He is

:50:10.:50:11.

almost a central defender at times. Hector has got it in, into exactly

:50:12.:50:20.

the right zone. A bit of a breakdown in

:50:21.:50:40.

communication between Hummels and Boateng. Lovely cross. Well defended

:50:41.:50:53.

by Hector. Eja Renee does welcomer coming onto his right foot. --

:50:54.:50:55.

Giaccherini. One of the best breaks in the

:50:56.:51:00.

business. A unruffled as yet, Conte. Yet to score his first international

:51:01.:51:38.

goal, Parolo. Half a dozen for Manziel last season. It falls for

:51:39.:51:42.

him nicely but he hasn't got the technique -- for Lazio. Hector

:51:43.:51:50.

deliberately holding onto the ball. Giaccherini, I think he thought that

:51:51.:52:21.

Pelle was there, but the flag is raised as he goes near the ball. A

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change is in the air. Nobody has been called back from the warm-ups

:52:31.:52:34.

yet. But a fume or have joined in with the stretching and limbering.

:52:35.:52:41.

-- a few more. Italy were pushing up the wing-backs but now they've been

:52:42.:52:42.

forced back again. It's almost impossible to isolate.

:52:43.:53:00.

You talk about the back three. Barzagli, 35 years old, one against

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one, I don't know if he's the most mobile, but he's so clever, he

:53:05.:53:07.

doesn't put himself in that position. Must be more mentally

:53:08.:53:17.

tired than physically tired at the end of the game. Moving from side to

:53:18.:53:23.

side, keeping the distance between them, Parolo in midfield, and one

:53:24.:53:27.

another, the defence, almost like an anchor in the ship, not moving far

:53:28.:53:36.

apart from each other. Neuer, asking Gomez to get his head on it.

:53:37.:53:46.

Confusing Florenzi. Florenzi is doing the full-back job. Hector

:53:47.:53:54.

trying to pull it back. Mesut Ozil running in at the right time.

:53:55.:54:01.

Germany find a way through. It might be all they need in a game

:54:02.:54:15.

of such fine margins. And its Mesut Ozil who's made the difference.

:54:16.:54:26.

Neuer is involved. Florenzi here, he seems to get bamboozled by the ball.

:54:27.:54:33.

It gets behind him. Good work from Gomez on the left-hand side. Very

:54:34.:54:38.

patient, look at that for a run from deep. And Ozil, so many times you

:54:39.:54:46.

see him the provider. This time, the ruthless finish.

:54:47.:54:54.

The deflection proved key. It just sets up perfectly for Ozil. He's not

:54:55.:55:02.

going to miss it from there with the quality he has. Italy have to come

:55:03.:55:05.

out and play a bit more now. Mesut Ozil's 20th international

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goal. He missed a penalty in the last game, against Slovakia. That's

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what got on now. -- forgotten. Germany trying to show their

:55:31.:55:31.

ruthless died. -- side. A bit of a scourge of Italy, Ozil.

:55:32.:55:55.

He scored in the 4-1 victory in March and in the last European

:55:56.:55:58.

Championships, a late penalty that didn't make a difference to these

:55:59.:56:08.

Gore. -- to the score. Now, one from open play, when we thought it might

:56:09.:56:12.

be a game where we wouldn't see one. Germany trying to hang onto

:56:13.:56:16.

possession, not giving the Italians any opportunity to strike back. If

:56:17.:56:20.

anything, Germany looked to have grown even taller since the last

:56:21.:56:24.

goal. Hummels, easily fending off Pelle.

:56:25.:56:33.

Ozil is just this trying them, isn't he? That pocket of space. --

:56:34.:56:48.

destroying. Running the show, Mesut Ozil. Just

:56:49.:57:04.

drawing the sting of the Italians, trying to fight back. Sturaro trying

:57:05.:57:09.

to drag back Hummels. Looking for Gomez! Oh, that's a

:57:10.:57:22.

great save from Buffon. Gomez improvised and it looked as if he

:57:23.:57:26.

had beaten the Italian goalkeeper. But the veteran managed to stop it

:57:27.:57:31.

somehow. Look at Ozil here, look at this for a ball, just the flick

:57:32.:57:37.

over. Gomez just stays onside. What a save from Buffon, flicking it over

:57:38.:57:44.

the bar. And standing. Those old reactions are still as Priam and as

:57:45.:57:48.

ever -- outstanding. Going for the kill, Germany. Primed.

:57:49.:58:08.

Taken away from Stewart. -- from Sturaro. Smothering Italy as soon as

:58:09.:58:18.

they come out with the ball. Just a yard faster, Italy. Germany's throw.

:58:19.:58:30.

Barzagli chesting down to Parolo. Giaccherini set-off, but Bonucci

:58:31.:58:57.

couldn't find him with a pass. Ditto Ozil and his attempts to pick out

:58:58.:59:04.

Muller. Now, every Germany tackle is a successful one. They are winning

:59:05.:59:05.

the ball back with ease. Ebastian Schweinsteiger, Kroos...

:59:06.:59:20.

Ozil... Loitering outside the penalty area. Muller went in.

:59:21.:59:22.

Hummels... 20 minutes to go. Schweinsteiger.

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Florenzi finding Parolo. Bonucci up to Pelle.

:59:50.:59:59.

Tried to play him in too late. Gomez caught as he attempted to lay it off

:00:00.:00:10.

to Kimmich. Italy will have to hold on before taking the throw. What a

:00:11.:00:13.

ball that is. Takes it down. Wondered if it was a handball, but

:00:14.:00:18.

no, it's OK. A little backheel is it? It's come off Chiellini. A

:00:19.:00:31.

fingertip save. Just enough on it from Gianluigi Buffon. Gomez is

:00:32.:00:42.

limping off. They've got the change ready. Mario Gomez's little run of

:00:43.:00:51.

goals comes to an end tonight. Disappointed obviously, but

:00:52.:00:54.

hopefully for him it is not a shrug of the shoulders that his tournament

:00:55.:01:01.

is done. He is exasperated with whatever injury he's picked up. In

:01:02.:01:06.

his place is Julian Draxler, a 22-year-old playing at Wolfsburg.

:01:07.:01:15.

Very unlucky to be left out. Gomez was a thorn in the side. Going to

:01:16.:01:19.

lose a bit of that for the change. Only one subleft for germ in. Italy

:01:20.:01:32.

have three left in the bag. It is so important for the Italians

:01:33.:01:52.

that he keeps hold of the ball for them. Towards Muller, who won't give

:01:53.:02:02.

up on it. He's very unlucky. What a brilliant effort from the Bayern

:02:03.:02:06.

Munich man. He is like a middle distance runner. There is nothing of

:02:07.:02:11.

him, by the way. Can you be ungainly and graceful at the same time? I

:02:12.:02:15.

think Muller might. He's got the build of a long distance marathon

:02:16.:02:24.

runner almost. Skin and bone, he is. Those shins take some treatment.

:02:25.:02:30.

Sturaro... Bonucci... Barzagli... Parolo...

:02:31.:03:00.

There's Pelle! No German touch on it. It flew straight, high and wide.

:03:01.:03:11.

It's a fantastic effort there. Across the face of the defender with

:03:12.:03:15.

his left foot. Can't get it on target. Bounces in front of him.

:03:16.:03:40.

No tears as predicted by Sebastian Vettel, the German who drives for

:03:41.:03:47.

Ferrari. Vettel was approached with an

:03:48.:04:04.

Italian shirt today and said, you will need it to dry your tears on.

:04:05.:04:09.

They don't know the Italians. They'll think this is plenty of

:04:10.:04:11.

time. Florenzi to Barzagli. Bonucci... Eder... Would he have got

:04:12.:04:39.

that in I'm not sure he was offside. Beautiful play there from Italy.

:04:40.:04:42.

Diagonal passes, spinning off the shoulders of the defender. Two front

:04:43.:04:46.

players working really well together there.

:04:47.:04:57.

Just lent in there. Barzagli... Pelle. Boateng goes with him and

:04:58.:05:08.

eats up the ground, but it is at the cost of a corner. Boateng just going

:05:09.:05:14.

through the gears. Good work from Pelle. Trying to tee the ball up for

:05:15.:05:25.

Alessandro Florenzi, who was a little slow in getting there,

:05:26.:05:26.

preserving as much energy as he can. Florenzi will put the outswinging

:05:27.:05:37.

ball in. Florenzi this time with the

:05:38.:05:52.

in-dipper. And it's a penalty for Italy! They shouted as one. There

:05:53.:06:00.

aren't too many German complaints about it. What on earth is his arm

:06:01.:06:05.

doing up there, Boateng? You can't put your arms in the air like that

:06:06.:06:10.

I'm afraid. Keep them down behind your side. Game changer. Leonardo

:06:11.:06:27.

Bonucci is on the spot for Italy. It's not the final chance but it

:06:28.:06:31.

might be the chance that keeps their hopes alive. Best goalkeeper in the

:06:32.:06:39.

world, many say. Stands in his way. The other goalkeeper, who had that

:06:40.:06:45.

title for so long can't watch. It's Bonucci. And it's 1-1 in Bordeaux

:06:46.:06:53.

and it is game on in Bordeaux! CHEERING. Wild celebrations from the

:06:54.:07:07.

Italians. Wild eyes from Bonucci. After a moment to reflect on for

:07:08.:07:12.

Jerome Boateng. He needed all of his experience there. Just a little

:07:13.:07:19.

feint, gets enough power on it. Take a look at me. Gets enough power on

:07:20.:07:23.

it. Take a look at me. Pointing to his face - yes, it was me. He was

:07:24.:07:29.

under real pressure there. Neuer had no chance. Under real pressure, and

:07:30.:07:36.

you wouldn't believe it would you? The way it was stroked home. You can

:07:37.:07:43.

see the warrior in his eye. The manager praying it has come off. He

:07:44.:07:47.

doesn't care how he gets back into this game. Germany 1, Italy 1. We

:07:48.:07:56.

are where we were again. Except it feels like a very

:07:57.:08:07.

different game now. It's open. It's a lot more entertaining. It's

:08:08.:08:11.

anybody's to win. A large element of luck about that. You've got to keep

:08:12.:08:20.

your hands by your side. Ozil... Schweinsteiger... That's Muller. It

:08:21.:08:25.

was nearly Muller. Kroos... Eder slipped and couldn't stop in

:08:26.:08:50.

time. Here's Boateng. Italian voices can be heard now about the Stade de

:08:51.:08:58.

Bordeaux. Steep stands here. You can feel structural movement when the

:08:59.:09:03.

crowd jumps. There is lot of Italian jumping happening! Ozil... Tired

:09:04.:09:14.

legends out there Ozil... Tired legends out there for the Italians

:09:15.:09:18.

-- tired legs for the Italians. But they'll be energised by the fans.

:09:19.:09:29.

Hummels... Hector... Neuer... Beaten for the first time at this

:09:30.:09:40.

championship. Those constant voices is the Italian manager bark

:09:41.:09:43.

instructions to his team. Team. Conte. Conte. Is that a costly slip?

:09:44.:09:52.

Eder is outside. It's Pelle! A corner. Came off Howedes and it went

:09:53.:10:02.

wide. Italy are up for this. Well, great run. Look at this first touch.

:10:03.:10:09.

Comes inside the defender. Pelle pulls the trigger. Could do better

:10:10.:10:19.

there and he knows it. Florenzi again. Taking his time. Well, it

:10:20.:10:23.

worked on the last occasion. Took plenty of time over the corner.

:10:24.:10:34.

That's what Fabio Capel la is doing now.

:10:35.:10:38.

Eder is first man. Muller was the right man for Germany.

:10:39.:10:53.

Buffon... Doing a Neuer. Even at his age, you can improve. I think we

:10:54.:11:06.

have got in this game the old best and the new best haven't we?

:11:07.:11:16.

Definitely, yes. The Neuer best. Towards Eder... Hummels strides out.

:11:17.:11:27.

Ozil to Draxler. Hasn't been able to get into the game. But in it now

:11:28.:11:35.

with Ozil, who has run into Sturaro. Free kick Italy. The call from Kroos

:11:36.:11:42.

is he won the ball cleanly. Didn't tackle from a difficult angle. He

:11:43.:11:47.

goes for that ball. Just gets a foot on it. The trailing leg catches his

:11:48.:11:52.

opponent you don't are to book people time. I think the referee's

:11:53.:11:58.

got that right. Sturaro... Barzagli... Bonucci, who was calling

:11:59.:12:07.

for calm from Barzagli. Known had a calmer head than Bonucci when he

:12:08.:12:12.

took that penalty. An Bonucci when he took that penalty. -- no-one.

:12:13.:12:23.

Eder let that run for Pelle. Eder... Going to bounce back to Parolo or

:12:24.:12:34.

Chiellini or both. Towards Florenzi. Florenzi takes on Hector. Florenzi

:12:35.:12:43.

in. Pelle... Chiellini... Florenzi will be offside if he chases that

:12:44.:12:48.

one. Feels like the Italians are going up a gear again. They are

:12:49.:12:56.

inspired. Florenzi there. Not sure where Florenzi finds the energy

:12:57.:13:03.

from. Might be more tired if he was at home. His wife gave birth to

:13:04.:13:07.

their first child on the eve of the tournament. Wouldn't be getting much

:13:08.:13:09.

sleep there. Draxler. A lovely cushion ball.

:13:10.:13:25.

Gives chase to Florenzi. Who sees him off. It's a free kick rather

:13:26.:13:30.

than a goal kick. That's Tim cap of Florenzi, there taking a well earned

:13:31.:13:36.

rest. CEDYELLOW That's Tim cap of Florenzi, there taking a well earned

:13:37.:13:42.

rest. -- that's typical. Ozil's goal. Got Thayne distinct to get

:13:43.:13:52.

into the box. A feint there. Slots it away. Boateng with plenty a think

:13:53.:13:55.

about. Boateng... Howedes...

:13:56.:14:14.

Schweinsteiger. A substitution about to be made by the Italians. It is

:14:15.:14:22.

Manchester United's Matteo Darmian who going to come on.

:14:23.:14:36.

Five minutes of the 90 to go. Germany, one, Italy, one. As finally

:14:37.:14:46.

balanced as it was always likely to be. -- finely balanced. Sensible

:14:47.:14:54.

caution from Germany. Don't want to be caught on the counterattack. And

:14:55.:15:03.

now Italy will make their substitution. Florenzi has gone down

:15:04.:15:08.

onto the floor, much to the annoyance of the Germany supporters.

:15:09.:15:13.

It's the referee who is telling him to get a move on towards the halfway

:15:14.:15:17.

line because it is his number that's up. Florenzi, who has run and run,

:15:18.:15:24.

has won his last night. He couldn't have done more he's exhausted. 11

:15:25.:15:30.

kilometres, that's not bad. Considering there's still of time

:15:31.:15:30.

left. He must have done well, he got a

:15:31.:15:45.

well done from his manager. He's hard task master. They had a saying

:15:46.:15:53.

at Juventus, he wanted his players to eat grass, meaning he wanted them

:15:54.:15:58.

to run further and work harder, unless it lost something in

:15:59.:16:05.

translation. This is Italian team have certainly been doing that for

:16:06.:16:07.

him. Germany have to keep shifting the

:16:08.:16:47.

ball, keep the Italians working from side to side. Difficult ball to deal

:16:48.:16:58.

with there. Draxler rarely hasn't run with it since he's been on.

:16:59.:17:03.

Supporting Ozil on the ball in that free role.

:17:04.:17:13.

I think Buffon once extra time now. It's amazing how it doesn't faze

:17:14.:17:19.

them. Boateng got to it. The confidence

:17:20.:17:33.

swing has been fascinating to watch, when Germany were up, they were

:17:34.:17:37.

pressing and it looks like they were going to finish it off but a moment

:17:38.:17:41.

later it was the turn of Italy to find the spring in their tie at

:17:42.:17:46.

again. Eder, never stops being bouncy. -- in their tired step.

:17:47.:17:56.

Neuer had it covered. The crowd were not so sure. Look at this for a

:17:57.:18:01.

strike. For where we were it looked like it hit the back of the net.

:18:02.:18:08.

Just another warning. I have to say, Eder was brilliant in the build-up.

:18:09.:18:09.

He really looks lively. Howedes didn't want to run for that,

:18:10.:18:39.

he called for commits to get it. The 90th minute cars for Kimmich -- for

:18:40.:18:44.

Kimmich. Pelle with the knock-down. Eder,

:18:45.:18:55.

taken down by Hummels. Free kick, Italy and the referee goes to his

:18:56.:19:01.

pocket and he has booked Hummels. If Germany go through, he won't play in

:19:02.:19:06.

the semi. He will be hugely missed. Eder is too quick, isn't he. The is

:19:07.:19:17.

thinking he shouldn't have been booked -- he is thinking.

:19:18.:19:32.

The contrasting styles of the coaches. Into injury time, three

:19:33.:19:37.

minutes of it. This is a slow, measured Germany

:19:38.:20:14.

build-up. Something menacing on the end? Draxler throwing himself

:20:15.:20:16.

through the air. Nobody in the middle yet. Here they

:20:17.:21:01.

come now. Got the curl, but not the place to deny Barzagli the chance to

:21:02.:21:10.

clear it. -- the pace. What can Germany do to conjure up one last

:21:11.:21:11.

opportunity? Ozil's cross. Important header from

:21:12.:21:25.

Chiellini. Schweinsteiger had jumped tremendously behind him. Another one

:21:26.:21:29.

from Chiellini. The quality on that ball from Ozil.

:21:30.:21:44.

Hummels, just the wrong side of Hector. The ball from Ozil, just

:21:45.:21:55.

couldn't get on it, Schweinsteiger. Good defending, Chiellini, taking it

:21:56.:22:02.

off his head. Agony for the next Neuer in the making.

:22:03.:22:14.

Kept in by parole over. -- by Parolo. It will be a free kick for

:22:15.:22:28.

Germany. See which team is more keen for the extra 30 minutes. It is the

:22:29.:22:32.

team in blue. Germany wants to push on one more time. No more time. We

:22:33.:22:41.

are going to go the distance in Bordeaux tonight. We knew it would

:22:42.:22:46.

liven up, and it did. Mesut Ozil with the opening goal, cancelled out

:22:47.:22:51.

a dozen minutes later by Bonucci, who kept his cool from the penalty

:22:52.:22:57.

spot. The tactical battle continues. It's a little more open now.

:22:58.:23:10.

Schurle so, extra time it is. For a while, it looked like Germany might

:23:11.:23:18.

finally beat Italy in a major tournament. In the previous eight

:23:19.:23:22.

encounters between these two sides, it has only gone to extra time

:23:23.:23:26.

twice. The 1970 World Cup and the 2006 World Cup, both won, of course,

:23:27.:23:31.

by Italy. And the two teams huddled together there. Their managers will

:23:32.:23:38.

be saying a few words, and Luca, they came back, as Italy do. Yes, we

:23:39.:23:42.

never give up. It was excellent. After conceding

:23:43.:23:45.

the first goal, I thought that was the end of it, but credit to these

:23:46.:23:50.

guys, they never give up, and I think it is a fair result. Now, I

:23:51.:23:55.

think this match can be won by some brilliance from the players, but

:23:56.:23:58.

more importantly, from the managers, what they do, what they say. They

:23:59.:24:02.

change positions with somebody. Just one word can make a big difference.

:24:03.:24:06.

Certainly can, and while it took a long time for the game to come to

:24:07.:24:12.

life, when it did, it was a great goal from Mesut Ozil in the end.

:24:13.:24:18.

It was very well done. N again, a long ball, and a mistake from

:24:19.:24:23.

Florenzi. Just keep your eye on Hector also. A good run from Gomez.

:24:24.:24:28.

We mentioned Hector getting up to support, and get up there in the

:24:29.:24:34.

box, and whipping balding. That is such a clever, acute pass from

:24:35.:24:38.

Gomez. Brilliant run from Hector. Little bit of luck from the

:24:39.:24:41.

deflection, and a brilliantly timed run from Mesut Ozil. It took

:24:42.:24:46.

perfection, and a very, very good finish.

:24:47.:24:51.

The only tie in the match where one of our midfielders did not stay with

:24:52.:24:55.

it. A couple of yards, and he could not

:24:56.:24:59.

really recover. It is back to front, isn't it?

:25:00.:25:03.

Within seven or eight seconds, a big kick up and good play in the final

:25:04.:25:06.

third. After that, of course, Gomez had a

:25:07.:25:10.

really good opportunity to score, didn't he? It was a brilliant bit of

:25:11.:25:17.

goalkeeping. Yes, and you have to give Chiellini

:25:18.:25:27.

a lot of credit. We were all thinking, why didn't he should? And

:25:28.:25:31.

amazing save. An amazing save from Buffon. But you have to give

:25:32.:25:40.

Chiellini credit. We are all sat here thinking, why

:25:41.:25:45.

does he not had it? And also, he has got as all in touch. His first touch

:25:46.:25:50.

was so poor, it took away from the goal.

:25:51.:25:52.

How many times over so many years has Buffon and another Italy? You

:25:53.:25:56.

said semitones, that is a turning point.

:25:57.:25:59.

Normally, when you miss your opportunity, this is very weird

:26:00.:26:04.

stuff by bite and. I think he wants to show the referee that he is not

:26:05.:26:08.

pushing, and that's why he gets his ends away from the body of

:26:09.:26:12.

Chiellini, but in doing that, inevitably, he touches with his

:26:13.:26:14.

hands. And what about this penalty? I will

:26:15.:26:18.

surprise you here. This is the first penalty taken in his professional

:26:19.:26:26.

career. What a hell of a penalty. Composure at its best. Whatever you

:26:27.:26:30.

want from a guy like that. That is excluding penalty shoot-out, I

:26:31.:26:34.

hasten to add, but any normal game. We were just talking about Boateng

:26:35.:26:38.

before, that he did not defend and crosses. He has trouble with that.

:26:39.:26:42.

In his box, he is not the best defender in the world. When he has

:26:43.:26:47.

to defend, he is very good at that, and you almost wanting to defend

:26:48.:26:51.

with his belly. It is kind of, we know what he tries to do, and a

:26:52.:26:55.

mistake brings Italy back to the game.

:26:56.:26:58.

It certainly does. We all thought it was 50-50 before the game, and it

:26:59.:27:00.

remains that way. Yes, absolutely. Now, I would be --

:27:01.:27:07.

it will be down to physical conditions. Who has got more from a

:27:08.:27:11.

physical point of view will be able to create more chances, to press

:27:12.:27:16.

better. It is also a question of details. One little thing can make a

:27:17.:27:19.

huge difference. OK, well let's rejoin Martin Keown.

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COMMENTATOR: Thank you, Gary. Let me take you back 46 years. Can we hope

:27:27.:27:34.

for something like happened in 1970 in the World Cup semifinal? That

:27:35.:27:38.

game was 1-1 between West Germany and Italy. Five goals followed in

:27:39.:27:42.

the next half-hour. They dubbed it the match of the century. Italy won

:27:43.:27:48.

4-3. Or will it be more akin to the extra times we have seen at this

:27:49.:27:52.

European Championship? It is the fourth game to go to 120, rather

:27:53.:27:58.

than 90 minutes. Switzerland and Poland could not get a goal between

:27:59.:28:02.

them in the extra half hour. Nor could Poland and Portugal. Croatia

:28:03.:28:06.

and Portugal, we had to wait to the very end, when the Portuguese headed

:28:07.:28:13.

through. The extra time so far in France, they have been cagey

:28:14.:28:17.

affairs. I don't think anything we have seen in this game suggest

:28:18.:28:20.

anything different to that. No, I think straightaway, with the

:28:21.:28:25.

start of this match, the Germans matching the systems. A bit of a

:28:26.:28:29.

chess match. A game has broken out. Once Italy got back into the game,

:28:30.:28:32.

they are so professional and gamesmanship. Buffon was waiting to

:28:33.:28:37.

extra time, but with at least ten minutes more to go in the match,

:28:38.:28:42.

let's hope we can now see an improvement and an exciting ride in

:28:43.:28:45.

this match. One substitute left for Germany. Two

:28:46.:28:50.

remaining available for Italy. The stage might be set for somebody to

:28:51.:28:54.

come on, somebody like a Podolski Ore Goetz.

:28:55.:29:00.

World Cup Final, he came on as substitute and did an insignificant.

:29:01.:29:07.

-- did something significant. For Italy, Immobile A and Zaza are

:29:08.:29:19.

both options. It is remarkable that in the course of the game, he had

:29:20.:29:22.

never taken a penalty before. You would not have believed it. No,

:29:23.:29:26.

I mean that is what you want, isn't it? Your star player to come up and

:29:27.:29:30.

deliver when it is expected of him. We have had that conversation with

:29:31.:29:35.

you, haven't we, going back to 1998? Would you have taken it?

:29:36.:29:39.

Now, a yellow card for Peller for going in late. There is another one

:29:40.:29:47.

out of the potential semifinal. Old is just informing the Germany

:29:48.:29:51.

touchline staff that Boateng is OK. -- moles. He doesn't look it at the

:29:52.:29:53.

moment. That is a nasty one from Pelle and

:29:54.:30:03.

needless. It certainly is nasty. Boateng just

:30:04.:30:11.

too quick for him down the Achilles. And he can't have any complaint,

:30:12.:30:17.

even though he would be upset. It is hugely important to the way

:30:18.:30:23.

they play as well. On the counterattack, holding the ball out

:30:24.:30:24.

for them. Cleared by Bonucci, but not very

:30:25.:30:37.

well. Controls. Schweinsteiger to Miller. Miller

:30:38.:30:47.

cannot get it through. Schweinsteiger this time brings

:30:48.:30:58.

Herber Des in. Great imagination from

:30:59.:31:01.

Schweinsteiger. That is a free kick.

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You look at this ball, the bravery, and a bitter afters between

:31:10.:31:21.

Chiellini and ton-macro two. You see the bravery, for me, Chiellini, put

:31:22.:31:25.

his head in the box when visible people put their feet.

:31:26.:31:26.

Some afterwards perhaps. I think he is saying, you are

:31:27.:31:40.

falling over like a baby! What is wrong with you?

:31:41.:31:40.

A great reaction from Thomas Muller. Some have accused him of falling a

:31:41.:31:50.

little too easily in the past as well.

:31:51.:31:51.

Jack Arena. Eder was making his life 's mission

:31:52.:32:02.

to get into the box. But there was too much on it.

:32:03.:32:09.

Eder still going. Perpetual motion. The Brazilian born Inter Milan man

:32:10.:32:13.

in brilliant form tonight. Keep winning those individual

:32:14.:32:31.

battles, don't they, the Italians? Goes back three will keep going

:32:32.:32:36.

until the very last. -- those back three.

:32:37.:32:58.

Looked as though he might miss judge that. Kia Leamy.

:32:59.:33:04.

What has he done in that Daniele De Rossi kind of role?

:33:05.:33:17.

He has done the best they can. I think he does a bit more defensively

:33:18.:33:19.

for his team. Could not get the clearance on

:33:20.:33:51.

cross, and another coming together. Schweinsteiger, the offending party.

:33:52.:33:59.

On Sturaro. Apparently, Schweinsteiger knew it was coming.

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No. It is not intentional. I don't think Thomas Muller's

:34:02.:34:10.

handshake was either! Very reluctant.

:34:11.:34:16.

There is a study in the difference between the two coaches. Here is

:34:17.:34:27.

Eder, who never stops moving. Pelle stretched out a foot, but only to

:34:28.:34:31.

put it behind. Great little partnership there, Eder, beautiful,

:34:32.:34:33.

the way he flicks it to Eder. International start, at 29. Another

:34:34.:34:49.

late starter, and he must like the south Coast air in Southampton. The

:34:50.:34:52.

Premier League has improved him. Well policed by Parolo. Muller once

:34:53.:35:20.

more. Caught by Parolo. Free kick to Germany. It is becoming increasingly

:35:21.:35:26.

difficult to envisage this finishing 11th A-side. Just Mesut Ozil's quick

:35:27.:35:32.

feet, Parolo there. Parolo one of those at risk.

:35:33.:35:37.

It is these moments you have got to make everything count, pour into the

:35:38.:35:41.

box. Jack Arena there. He is trying to waste time.

:35:42.:35:49.

He is not in a yellow card for the potential semifinal, you might as

:35:50.:35:55.

well join the club. He is just delaying so his defence can get

:35:56.:36:02.

prepared behind him. Important ball to be swung over like

:36:03.:36:08.

a cross. There is a push, and a free kick for Italy.

:36:09.:36:13.

I wonder whether it was enough to send their new cheats brawling? He

:36:14.:36:26.

made noticed it. -- Bonucci. Draxler coming back, pushing to the

:36:27.:36:27.

ground. Wasted. Switching play very well now, the

:36:28.:37:01.

Italians, from side to side. Asking questions. Side to side is just him,

:37:02.:37:07.

with his constant tactics from him. Loses that one. Here is Muller.

:37:08.:37:28.

Draxler. Germany's throwing. He likes to run with it.

:37:29.:38:02.

There are distant Giaccherini has covered is quite remarkable.

:38:03.:38:09.

It is twice as far for him. He has got to engines!

:38:10.:38:21.

Draxler. Just eased out of play by the Uber cool Bonucci.

:38:22.:38:32.

Draxler really not having the quality necessary at the pace you

:38:33.:38:39.

need to get past ten defenders. He should be fresh, though, shouldn't

:38:40.:38:42.

he? Here is Pelle. He has an excuse not

:38:43.:38:44.

to be, and Eder likewise. Miller was trying to let rip there.

:38:45.:38:59.

Another chance to shoot. Big deflection for a corner. It is

:39:00.:39:04.

almost as if Thomas Muller has the feeling now this is his to win.

:39:05.:39:08.

He has had a couple of tracks at this. The shoots from distance.

:39:09.:39:15.

Mesut Ozil. That can be left alone, but was it?

:39:16.:39:28.

They didn't get the shadow. Parolo did not dare risk it.

:39:29.:39:35.

Yes, he could let that go, but he gets no information. He does not

:39:36.:39:36.

know he has to deal with it. Kroos to have another go from the

:39:37.:39:54.

other side, and expect this one to come in with pace.

:39:55.:39:57.

Again, the short routine. Boateng. It is wide.

:39:58.:40:12.

You would have thought it would have to get in the box with some stage.

:40:13.:40:17.

The frustration of the defenders, you can see they have gone off for

:40:18.:40:20.

this. It is a defender who hits it from

:40:21.:40:23.

distance. Can't believe they don't just put that into the box.

:40:24.:40:47.

WHISTLE he will get a yellow card for handling the ball.

:40:48.:41:14.

Well, I think there is contact. In fairness to the young man. He is 31,

:41:15.:41:24.

but for you, I will let you off. It is all relative, isn't it?

:41:25.:41:27.

I think the referee is right though. He is saying he is not. No

:41:28.:41:33.

complaints. Moyer to take his time again. All

:41:34.:41:43.

is. Just a bit too much for Ozil to do,

:41:44.:42:18.

with too much pace on it. I wonder if it will be that for

:42:19.:42:25.

Mesut Ozil. A bit of quality, needs something and someone, a bit of

:42:26.:42:30.

inspiration. Not really able to implement

:42:31.:42:32.

anything in the first half of extra time yet.

:42:33.:42:37.

Don't get the feeling that either side is playing for penalties,

:42:38.:42:45.

though. There is agency in there. There is. A lot of tired legs, the

:42:46.:42:53.

end of a long season. -- there is urgency there.

:42:54.:42:56.

You just feel Germany have got the handbrake on just a little bit.

:42:57.:42:58.

Worried about the counter attack. Bonucci in front of Muller, just

:42:59.:43:13.

covering for each of the brilliantly at the back. You think Bonucci has

:43:14.:43:17.

made a mistake, suddenly Chiellini statin. -- steps in. Mats Hummels.

:43:18.:43:28.

Half-time. Half-time in extra time. Nothing to get us on the edge of our

:43:29.:43:55.

seats yet. We are 15 minutes away from penalties. It is still 1-1.

:43:56.:44:04.

The Ten O'Clock News will follow the football. Don't worry about missing

:44:05.:44:13.

that. The National Lottery draw is on BBC Two right now, and we could

:44:14.:44:17.

well be heading for a lottery year, couldn't we?

:44:18.:44:22.

Yes. It is very tight. The players looked very tired. I am probably

:44:23.:44:26.

more worried about not giving anything away -- they are probably

:44:27.:44:29.

worried, rather than trying to score and win the match before penalties,

:44:30.:44:33.

so I don't see anything happening until a penalty shoot-out.

:44:34.:44:37.

I would tend to agree with that. Very tired players out there.

:44:38.:44:44.

Concentration, some of them, would not surprise me if there was a

:44:45.:44:48.

mistake in there because of that. But other than that, I agree with

:44:49.:44:52.

Luker, and think we're heading for penalties.

:44:53.:44:55.

Lots of tired looking players out there?

:44:56.:44:58.

Yes, and you would think hopefully, someone can come off the bench and

:44:59.:45:02.

change something. Add a bit of freshness.

:45:03.:45:04.

Surprising not to see a bit of that at this stage of the game. So many

:45:05.:45:08.

players obviously tired, why not freshen up?

:45:09.:45:11.

I don't know why the two managers are waiting so long to do it. That

:45:12.:45:13.

is why I am not a manager yet! They need something to spark with,

:45:14.:45:29.

but it is not easy to do, because they are holding each other,

:45:30.:45:34.

tactically, physically, technically. A lot of players are struggling, as

:45:35.:45:39.

you conceive. This is the perfect place to come on

:45:40.:45:47.

and really make something happen. Can I point out in remarkable? Our

:45:48.:45:51.

three central defenders had not been booked, and that tells you a lot

:45:52.:45:52.

about the composure... to bounce back on what Luca said is

:45:53.:46:05.

justified, they are not always on time.

:46:06.:46:09.

15 more minutes and then possibly a penalty shoot-out.

:46:10.:46:14.

I think we are the mind. Penalties, the most likely option. -- we are of

:46:15.:46:24.

the same mind. Q somebody to prove us wrong and come up with something

:46:25.:46:27.

utterly mind blowing in the next quarter of an hour. In goes Parolo,

:46:28.:46:31.

and again. Kroos to our malls -- Hummels.

:46:32.:46:53.

Neither coach made any changes during that brief interlude.

:46:54.:47:07.

Mesut Ozil once more, Toni Kroos handily placed.

:47:08.:47:32.

Schweinsteiger's lifted in. And it is knocked over. One of the first

:47:33.:47:41.

times when the filly back three have not looked quite so sure. No, it

:47:42.:47:47.

took an age to put the ball back in the box. Unlucky in the end there,

:47:48.:47:52.

pops out, overhead kick could go anywhere.

:47:53.:47:58.

And now, here comes the change that Jan Luca Vialli has just predicted,

:47:59.:48:05.

and it is a necessary one anyway. I'm not surprised something has gone

:48:06.:48:09.

twang after all the ground Eder has covered. Lets hope for his sake it

:48:10.:48:13.

is just cramp. He has been an outstanding player for them in my

:48:14.:48:17.

view. And Lorenzo in signal. -- Lorenzo

:48:18.:48:29.

Insigne of Italy is going to come on. He was only recalled to the

:48:30.:48:33.

squad in March. Scored against Spain. His first appearance. This is

:48:34.:48:41.

his third as a substitute at these euros.

:48:42.:48:50.

Barzagli had to make sure he won that. Now he has to get back as

:48:51.:49:19.

quick as he can. It is Draxler. Can he get it through? It is right past

:49:20.:49:27.

moolah. -- Muller. He has got to play that with more quality.

:49:28.:49:31.

Too much pace on it. Schweinsteiger tease himself up with a shot.

:49:32.:49:36.

Not sure there's going to be a better opening for either side in

:49:37.:49:42.

what is left of the game. This is Draxler here, suddenly

:49:43.:49:46.

running with the ball. A weighted pass, the quality is almost

:49:47.:49:50.

overexcited on it. It is interesting as well, since he has been on the

:49:51.:49:53.

pitch, they have stopped putting the ball in the box with Gomez going

:49:54.:49:55.

off. Played by Kroos up towards Muller.

:49:56.:50:20.

That is both one's all day, all night, all week, all year. He is

:50:21.:50:23.

going to take an age here. -- that is

:50:24.:50:30.

a man who has won just about the lot in his long career, ?buffon.

:50:31.:50:38.

Just missing the European Championship and the Champions

:50:39.:50:42.

League. -- Buffon. Everything in Italy, and of course, the big one.

:50:43.:50:44.

The World Cup. Chiellini still once more, let me

:50:45.:50:57.

tell you. Boateng has got to make sure, and he

:50:58.:51:06.

does. A significant advantage over Insigne. No need to put the arms up

:51:07.:51:11.

then. Germany have found a little bit of

:51:12.:51:13.

energy from somewhere. They needed to. They needed to lift

:51:14.:51:15.

it. Let me tell you, none of the players

:51:16.:51:27.

really want to go to penalties, that is the sure.

:51:28.:51:50.

Even Kroos has lost the accuracy in his passing.

:51:51.:52:00.

Chiellini not happy with the ball. Issues another one. And uses up some

:52:01.:52:05.

more time. Kroos lets it run the

:52:06.:52:26.

Schweinsteiger. Now Mats Hummels. No shot and yet, and the pass of the

:52:27.:52:41.

ball takes it to Parolo. Just keeps going, doesn't he,

:52:42.:52:56.

Chiellini? The freshest player on the field,

:52:57.:52:58.

but he did not get to that, Insigne. Yellow cards out again here. It is

:52:59.:53:24.

going to be Hector, is it? Outcomes the hand. Not sure it does that much

:53:25.:53:28.

damage, but you could say it is a foul. The referee walked over to

:53:29.:53:33.

Hector and then realised who had perpetrated the foul.

:53:34.:53:41.

Plenty of time taken with the free kick.

:53:42.:53:56.

Nicely taken by Insigne. The shot goes straight at the goalkeeper.

:53:57.:54:03.

What has happened there? An awful mix-up. The free kick to Germany to

:54:04.:54:11.

spare Neuer's blushes. Dear, oh dear.

:54:12.:54:16.

Hector. I did say a mistake might be key.

:54:17.:54:25.

Well, a moment of madness there. Seven minutes. Precious little has

:54:26.:54:32.

happened in the first eight minutes of this second period of extra time.

:54:33.:54:40.

Up towards Mesut Ozil. Deftly trying to click it into the path of

:54:41.:54:47.

Draxler. Now, Kroos. He had his chance to

:54:48.:54:55.

stand and deliver. And that was Manuel Moyer and's

:54:56.:55:12.

moment. He covered himself up, didn't he? He certainly did. Not

:55:13.:55:18.

sure why the referee blew though. The little man just coming on. Look

:55:19.:55:25.

at that. Almost coming back his way, and Neuer is the player who runs

:55:26.:55:29.

into Pelle, not the other way round. Muller still tearing across the

:55:30.:55:48.

turf. He is down, and has brought one for his team.

:55:49.:55:55.

Respect, though, from both of them. Running themselves into the ground.

:55:56.:55:59.

Cellini is trying to stop, though. He basically slows down, doesn't he,

:56:00.:56:04.

so he runs into him as well? Chiellini there, with a little nod

:56:05.:56:07.

they had, knows he has been done. That is one of tricks. -- a nod of

:56:08.:56:13.

the head. Germany need quality now for this ball coming into the box.

:56:14.:56:18.

They have got the two direct players when it comes to quality from set

:56:19.:56:22.

pieces. It has not quite been there, as is

:56:23.:56:27.

so often is, for Kroos in particular to night. Surely this will be an

:56:28.:56:32.

inswinger. Cellini following Boateng wherever he may roam. It kills away,

:56:33.:56:38.

and it is headed out. The referee was never likely to put a stop to

:56:39.:56:44.

all that going on. He simply said, take it again. I think Germany are

:56:45.:56:48.

quite relieved with that. It goes down far too easily there.

:56:49.:56:55.

It will all happen again, won't it? Certainly well. This will be a

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runaround. Chiellini on Boateng again.

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Some of the Italians are just holding. Fired across too high.

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Parolo flicked it clear. Excellent header. Draxler, Boateng.

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Draxler to Mats Hummels, who seem to be surprised by how much time they

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had. Four minutes. If Italy are playing for penalties,

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surely this is the wrong nation to be doing at against. -- doing that

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against. Free kick to Germany. They really

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scrappy end to the game. Antonio Candreva trying to organise his team

:58:03.:58:06.

to make sure they don't let it go seeming more intent on finding a

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winner for somewhere. He is just beating the drum, wanting more from

:58:12.:58:15.

these Italians. So animated on the sidelines. Get the reaction, though,

:58:16.:58:17.

from his players. Mesut Ozil moving into a menacing,

:58:18.:58:34.

more central position, as Kroos passes to Schweinsteiger once more.

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Those two are playing their own game. Here he is, Mesut Ozil. Hector

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had threatened to run. Mesut Ozil again. He might have just found

:58:43.:58:48.

someone. Just through one up towards Draxler.

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I think they are appealing for a handball there. The referee not

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giving it. There wasn't a ball on for Jackie

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Renee. Parolo, and that is a ball that will

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not fire. Great vision, but he will not make

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it. The quality, great moving here from Germany. Just flicks it up, hit

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him on the head. He is very again. The immovable object to the back of

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the defence, along with his colleagues.

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Mesut Ozil, the 119th minute. A draining encounter. A tactical

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battle. Cat and mouse. Germany are probing now. They seem to have the

:59:43.:59:55.

legs to hang on, Italy. Ozil! Buffon made the save look as though it was

:59:56.:59:59.

in the fifth minute of a pre-season friendly. He's getting closer. Ozil

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on the right often, we saw him on the left. Can't see them changing it

:00:06.:00:14.

now. Buffon going long. Straight onto the head of Howedes. Muller

:00:15.:00:17.

wanted it to be held. He'll be on the list for sure.

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Buffon again, going for maximum distance. Insigne trying to run

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through. And outcomes Neuer. Worth a try. A busy little player, Insigne.

:00:42.:00:58.

A drop in concentration. Italy are in no hurry to take the throwing,

:00:59.:01:05.

though. I think Hector, you can forgive him. -- Defoe in.

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And Antonio Conte has did a really delayed the throw because he wants

:01:12.:01:19.

to get Zaza onto the field. Chiellini is down, that will help.

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They can make the change and Chiellini is going off. Do you think

:01:24.:01:28.

that Zaza will be taking a penalty, any chance? Yes, Chiellini has been

:01:29.:01:33.

magnificent. Great defending from him. His job is done. He might only

:01:34.:01:43.

have one job to do. Could be the most important job of the night.

:01:44.:01:54.

Darmian with the throw. And Neuer will take the goalkick. I wouldn't

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think much more will happen after that. Tactical armour to the last.

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-- tactical, to the last. It will continue with Germany never having

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beaten Italy in a major tournament over the course of a game. They

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might be able to get through to the semifinals by winning a penalty

:02:15.:02:17.

shoot out but the game has finished all tied. Get yourselves ready,

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we'll get the scoresheet is out. Penalties coming. STUDIO: So,

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penalties it is. Let me go through the various penalty histories.

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They've never faced each other before in a major tournament in a

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penalty shoot out. Italy have contested eight penalty shoot outs

:02:41.:02:42.

at major tournaments, winning three and losing five. They have won three

:02:43.:02:48.

of the last four after losing their first four. Germany have contested

:02:49.:02:53.

six shoot outs, as Germany, West Germany, winning five and losing

:02:54.:02:57.

one. They lost their first against tekkers Backley in 1976 in the final

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but they have won the subsequent fire -- against check the back year

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-- against Czechoslovakia. 21 consecutive penalties, they've

:03:10.:03:16.

successfully executed since 1982, which is quite extraordinary.

:03:17.:03:19.

Doesn't necessarily bode well, Jan Luca, but they've never beaten Italy

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in a major tournament -- Gianluca. As a manager, I look at Low, you

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want players, when you look them in the eyes, they don't look away. You

:03:32.:03:36.

don't want them to say "If you want me to come I will take a penalty",

:03:37.:03:41.

you want them to demand to take the penalty, to show desire and

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responsibility. What if only three of them want to? Then you must pick

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another two but it doesn't look good! Something like that happened

:03:49.:03:53.

in 1990. As a player, my advice is to make your mind up early and don't

:03:54.:04:00.

change it. Keep the angle. Strong minds are needed. Do exactly what

:04:01.:04:07.

you practised on the training ground. Never change it. Does it

:04:08.:04:14.

make any difference? You must practice, do exactly what you done

:04:15.:04:18.

on the training ground. Have belief in yourself and keep it strong mind,

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do not change your mind. Something you can't recreate, unfortunately in

:04:25.:04:29.

training, pressure. You can still practice. That's how you deal with

:04:30.:04:35.

pressure. You can't recreate pressure. Who is going to be able to

:04:36.:04:42.

deal with the pressure? We will see. We were talking before the game, the

:04:43.:04:46.

back three, Chiellini, Barzagli, Bonnie Ichi -- Bonucci. You must

:04:47.:04:56.

give them a lot of credit, passing 16 kilometres, all of them, which is

:04:57.:05:00.

astonishing. Don't get involved in mind games with the goalkeeper. Keep

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your mind strong. You've chosen where you're going to put your

:05:05.:05:08.

penalty. No matter what he does on the line, stick to what you believe

:05:09.:05:12.

in. Two of the best keepers in the world. Let's see who is best at

:05:13.:05:19.

penalties. It's also about the information they get before

:05:20.:05:22.

penalties. They should know exactly where the opponent will be trying to

:05:23.:05:29.

put the ball. There is also something I wanted to add about

:05:30.:05:35.

taking penalties. Always have respect for the man who takes it.

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The one who misses it is the one whose image you keep in your head

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but not a lot of people know that when you are in the huddle,

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sometimes you have a lot of players who say they don't want it.

:05:48.:05:54.

Sometimes you want to have a go at them, go and take it, you can miss

:05:55.:05:58.

it, no problem. I will admire anybody who takes a penalty. They

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will be taken in front of the Italian supporters, is that an

:06:03.:06:06.

advantage? If you are a penalty taker on a regular basis, you will

:06:07.:06:12.

have studied the other goalkeeper to see which way he dives, to see if he

:06:13.:06:17.

has done anything on a regular basis, going to the left or the

:06:18.:06:23.

right. You should know that if you are a regular penalty taker. It is

:06:24.:06:28.

squeaky bum time, isn't it? It really is. Looks like Neuer is

:06:29.:06:33.

walking towards the goal first although Buffon is right behind him,

:06:34.:06:37.

so I don't know who's going to take the first. The Italians have the

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ball, so it's all yours, Guy Mowbray. COMMENTATOR: Thanks, Gary.

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Stepping up first, it is the substitute, Insigne. He hasn't been

:06:50.:06:53.

on the field for very long. Clearly he was brought on with this in mind.

:06:54.:06:59.

Ditto Zaza, coming on in the dying seconds of extra time. Interesting

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that Germany have a substitute, among them Podolski, one of the

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scorers in their last penalty shoot out, in the 2006 World Cup shoot out

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against Argentina. Neuer will be looking to try and preserve

:07:16.:07:20.

Germany's record from here on in. So, Insigne against Neuer. The first

:07:21.:07:23.

kick for Italy. Maybe that's why he was brought on

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because it never looked in doubt. A very cool penalty. The size of Neuer

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in the goal. He just tucked it away. The Italian fans behind the goal,

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making this very difficult for the Germans. Toni Kroos of Real Madrid.

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Against Buffon, who in Italy's last shoot out three years ago saved

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three of Uruguay's five. Here comes Kroos. And he puts it just where

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Buffon can't reach it. Very nicely taken excess back. Beautifully

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placed into the corner -- very nicely taken excess back. Look at

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the weight on it. -- nicely taken too. And the Italian late

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substitute. Did he take the ball after coming on the field? This will

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be his first touch. Zaza. And he's blazed it is, after an

:08:35.:08:51.

exaggerated run-up. To Kim ages to hit the ball and it hasn't come down

:08:52.:08:56.

yad! -- it took him ages. Hasn't come down yet. He skies it. Said it

:08:57.:09:06.

was tactical to bring him on, but he got that one wrong. Muller. Germany

:09:07.:09:17.

have scored 22 in a row in penalty shoot outs. Muller, saved by Buffon!

:09:18.:09:26.

It stays all square. Muller, the first person to miss the Germany in

:09:27.:09:34.

a penalty shoot out since 1982. Muller there, taking liberties, look

:09:35.:09:42.

at -- looking at the goalkeeper. A great save from Buffon, using all of

:09:43.:09:48.

his experience. Barzagli. You said he would be taking one, Martin.

:09:49.:09:53.

Another cool defender, from Juventus. And Barzagli very neatly

:09:54.:10:05.

puts it into the back of the net. You need a strong mind in these

:10:06.:10:10.

situations. Up steps the experienced defender, straight down the middle.

:10:11.:10:16.

Big jump from Neuer, but nowhere near it. Germany, certainly

:10:17.:10:21.

frontloading. Mesut Ozil is coming next. All of the big hitters taking

:10:22.:10:30.

the chance to walk up to the spot. Mesut Ozil. He scored a penalty

:10:31.:10:41.

against Italy at the end of March. Oh, and the pressure is too much

:10:42.:10:45.

this time and suddenly, Germany, after 22 in a row have missed two in

:10:46.:10:53.

a row! Ozil gives the goalkeeper the eyes. He hit it the other way. That

:10:54.:10:56.

was a terrible miss. Pelle, for Italy. I wonder if he's

:10:57.:11:12.

going to go for power? He's telling Neuer what he's going to do with it.

:11:13.:11:23.

Oh, Pelle drag it tamely wide. The tiredness is coming to the fore

:11:24.:11:30.

here. I think that the hand of pressure has reached out and grabbed

:11:31.:11:34.

him around the throat. Look at this. He has to be hitting the target with

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that. Draxler, to try and level it again. Didn't do very well when he

:11:43.:11:49.

came on, did he? That won't matter at all. If he scores this. And he

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does. Emphatically so. 2-2, sudden death now.

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Look at that, he picked his spot, perfect pen. Two goalkeepers

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wouldn't have saved that. Now, Bonucci, who scored the penalty that

:12:17.:12:19.

took us to extra time and led to this shoot out. In the Confederation

:12:20.:12:27.

cup there was a shoot out and Italy lost, against Spain in the

:12:28.:12:32.

semifinals, and blue Cheek missed. He's scored one already tonight --

:12:33.:12:38.

and Bonucci missed. And he can't score another! It is the big hand of

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Neuer and Germany, one click away from winning it. He goes for the

:12:45.:12:53.

opposite corner to the first one. Neuer, guessing perfectly well.

:12:54.:13:00.

Great goalkeeping. Swinging backwards and forwards here. There

:13:01.:13:07.

might only be one more trick of the Baltic Knight. Bastian

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Schweinsteiger to try and preserve this remarkable Germany record --

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one more kick of the ball tonight. It's the captain, the Germany. And

:13:18.:13:26.

he has put it high! There's no end to this. The penalty shoot out is

:13:27.:13:32.

disintegrating in terms of quality strikes. Well, you can't believe it,

:13:33.:13:38.

a player of his quality. Nobody seems to want to win it. 2-2 after

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five. Giaccherini, the next to make the long walk. Italy were only one

:13:49.:13:54.

click away from crashing out of Euro 2016. -- one kick. Has he got the

:13:55.:14:04.

energy in his legs? He has run and run and Giaccherini scores. He had

:14:05.:14:11.

enough left. Now it's Italy who are one click away from reaching the

:14:12.:14:16.

last four. If you are Neuer, you are better off going down the middle.

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Such an athletic jump. Buffon seems to stand up a little bit longer.

:14:22.:14:27.

Hummels to keep Germany alive. And Hummels beating Buffon, who got

:14:28.:14:45.

a hand to it, but not enough to keep it out. 3-3. It's a good penalty.

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Under severe pressure, Hummels. Again, he picks his spot and Buffon

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isn't able to get there. Parolo. Neuer's name is blooming out from

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the other end of the ground. Parolo goes down the middle as well. I

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think they've worked out that Neuer is only diving to the right. Here he

:15:18.:15:24.

goes again, the keeper. Straight down the middle. Kimmich walking up

:15:25.:15:37.

next the Germany. Time for the young man to really come of age. 21 years

:15:38.:15:44.

old. A Bayern Munich prospect. Pep Guardiola has said that he loves

:15:45.:15:47.

this boy. He looks very young, doesn't he? Kimmich, inexperience,

:15:48.:15:53.

against Buffon, who has seen and done it all. Pete scored right in

:15:54.:15:59.

the bottom corner, nerves of steel! -- he scored. Fantastic from the

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young man. What a great penalty, he knows exactly what he's doing, he

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picks his spot. A player from the town of Rottweil and he has beaten

:16:18.:16:27.

back. De Sciglio. From Milan. De Sciglio missed against Uruguay three

:16:28.:16:32.

years ago in the confederations Cap. Neuer is trying to put him off. And

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De Sciglio scores. But his heart must have skipped a beat when it hit

:16:40.:16:44.

the crossbar on its way. He has absolutely thumped that, look at it

:16:45.:16:51.

rising. Just makes it in. The pressure goes back onto Germany.

:16:52.:16:56.

Jerome Boateng, whose handball took us here in a roundabout way. He has

:16:57.:17:02.

the pressure of Germany on his shoulders. You can feel the pressure

:17:03.:17:13.

now. All around me. Voting. Beating Buffon. Nobody is missing now. A

:17:14.:17:18.

poor start to the penalty shoot out, but now it's like a shooting gallery

:17:19.:17:24.

and they are all going in. Voting showed real nerves of steel there.

:17:25.:17:35.

-- Boateng. Now it is Darmian. Another who left the bench for Italy

:17:36.:17:44.

during the game. Has he worked out the Neuer way? No! He went low and

:17:45.:17:52.

Neuer diet low and saved it and Germany are nearly there once more.

:17:53.:17:58.

Brilliant from Neuer. He's outfoxed him. Just a little step to the right

:17:59.:18:11.

and then he went left. Hector steps up. A man who's had a phenomenal

:18:12.:18:15.

rise to the Bundesliga, playing in the lower leagues. Only two years in

:18:16.:18:21.

the FC Cologne first team and now on the biggest stage of all, to take

:18:22.:18:24.

Germany through, and he's done it by blasting it through Buffon. Sending

:18:25.:18:34.

Germany through to the semifinals of the European Championship. It might

:18:35.:18:41.

go down as their worst penalty shoot out ever, but they still found a way

:18:42.:18:47.

to win it. And the heartbreak is all with Italy. Germany, on penalties.

:18:48.:18:56.

It's always Germany. They are one step closer to what would be a

:18:57.:19:02.

fourth European Championship crown. 20 years on from Euro 96, they are

:19:03.:19:12.

closer to fussball coming home again. Germany winning on penalties,

:19:13.:19:20.

we've heard that before. You just knew he was going to put it in. Full

:19:21.:19:28.

of confidence. Look what it means to them. Nobody wants to win a game of

:19:29.:19:34.

football that way, but they'll take it. Gallant effort. Just going under

:19:35.:19:41.

Buffon's body. Just had enough on it. Agonising. They always find a

:19:42.:19:44.

way. STUDIO: The celebrations for the

:19:45.:19:57.

winning penalty. Well, Germany have done it again, haven't they? Another

:19:58.:20:00.

penalty shoot out victory, they go through to the semifinals and will

:20:01.:20:06.

face either France or Iceland. Even when they start missing penalties,

:20:07.:20:12.

they still win the shoot out! Is the first time that Germany have ever

:20:13.:20:16.

beaten Italy in a major tournament. A tough one to take for you, Jan

:20:17.:20:20.

Luker. A tough one but still I think we should be proud because of how we

:20:21.:20:23.

played -- Jan Luker -- Jan Luker it is cool but we have to accept it.

:20:24.:20:39.

It's a pity. Some of those penalties were the worst I've ever seen and

:20:40.:20:43.

the run ups, what on earth, it was incredible. Dancing in front of the

:20:44.:20:48.

ball, Pelle telling the goalkeeper he was going to think it rather than

:20:49.:20:51.

concentrating on what he was going to do. Tears were Buffon,

:20:52.:20:56.

understandably, he got so close to a couple and couldn't save them --

:20:57.:21:00.

tears for Buffon. Pressure makes things that -- makes you do things

:21:01.:21:07.

you wouldn't normally do. Like Alan said, we saw some of the worst

:21:08.:21:12.

penalties in the history of the shoot out. But Neuer, we have to

:21:13.:21:19.

give him credit, he stopped two. He showed all of the game why he's the

:21:20.:21:23.

best in the world and also in the penalty shoot out. We saw some

:21:24.:21:29.

atrocious penalties. It must be complicated when you see the

:21:30.:21:32.

goalkeeper like Buffon and Neuer. They are so big. They make the goal

:21:33.:21:40.

looked so small. Understandable, a lot of pressure. Great goalkeepers,

:21:41.:21:44.

not an easy task to take them. Not at all. In the end, somebody always

:21:45.:21:49.

gets the blame, somebody must miss for somebody else to go through and

:21:50.:21:53.

it was Darmian who missed the fatal one, wasn't it? A good save. Similar

:21:54.:21:59.

to the winning one that just went under Buffon. It's always a matter

:22:00.:22:06.

of inches, details. You always remember the one of Darmian but if

:22:07.:22:17.

I'm Italian, I will think of the run-up of Pelle, telling the

:22:18.:22:20.

goalkeeper what he's going to do. It is adding pressure to yourself. You

:22:21.:22:28.

already have enough on you. Not a lot of power. The others were pretty

:22:29.:22:33.

poor. Well, Germany, France possibly in the semifinal. We aren't there

:22:34.:22:39.

yet! Let's play that game, let's try and win it: massive respect for

:22:40.:22:43.

Iceland, let's see tomorrow. We just about have time. Thank you, Luca.

:22:44.:22:52.

Commiserations. Germany have done it again. Goodbye. COMMENTATOR: The

:22:53.:22:57.

same theme of Italy winning. Germany find a way through. It's a

:22:58.:23:22.

penalty for Italy. And it's game on in Bordeaux. Penalties coming.

:23:23.:23:27.

Germany

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