:01:17. > :01:20.Hello. Last night, it was all about the one Ronnie, Cristiano Ronaldo.
:01:20. > :01:25.Tonight, the story is not just about the euro's, but also the
:01:25. > :01:28.Eurozone, as Germany and Greece met in a match with a significant
:01:28. > :01:33.political backdrop. I am delighted to have them two men who are always
:01:33. > :01:37.on the money, Robbie Savage and Steve Staunton, who will thankfully
:01:37. > :01:41.stick to the football. After the action, we will hear from Roy
:01:41. > :01:45.Hodgson. Its head straight to get danced for the last clash between
:01:46. > :01:50.the group B winners and the Group E runners up. These two countries are
:01:50. > :01:57.locked in a bail-out battle that could change the face of Europe.
:01:57. > :02:01.Cure austerity groups are owed a 365 billions, but do not like the
:02:01. > :02:05.terms and conditions. On the pitch, it is no surprise that Germany have
:02:05. > :02:13.the upper hand. They cruised through the group, Mario Gomez as
:02:13. > :02:19.the golden boy. As for Greece, they beat Russia to qualify with Cold
:02:19. > :02:22.War pass Karagounis, but he is banned for this. The class of 2012
:02:22. > :02:32.will miss him. They can look back at the class of 2004 for
:02:32. > :02:35.
:02:35. > :02:38.inspiration. Simon Brotherton and years ago and have never managed to
:02:38. > :02:48.beat them. But if they can cause an upset tonight, they deserve all the
:02:48. > :03:24.
:03:24. > :03:34.England's win over Sweden, and before that Denmark's victory over
:03:34. > :03:35.
:03:35. > :03:45.the Netherlands. Greece are without their talismanic leader and captain
:03:45. > :04:06.
:04:07. > :04:10.this evening. He is suspended. Germany's footballing ability or
:04:10. > :04:14.their economic strength, but in a one-off game, as Greece have shown
:04:14. > :04:23.more than once in the past, anything can happen. That is why we
:04:23. > :04:26.all watch football. Mark Bright is alongside made. I think everyone is
:04:26. > :04:34.surprised that the German coach rang the changes. I think we can
:04:34. > :04:42.understand a bit more physicality up front. Fees Germany looking to
:04:42. > :04:49.attack straight away. Papastathopoulos had to step in
:04:49. > :04:56.rapidly. It was not offside, but the assistant down the near side
:04:56. > :05:06.gave it. That is the coach, in charge of 24 matches since taking
:05:06. > :05:10.over. Greece have only lost twice. Schweinsteiger is taking on more
:05:10. > :05:17.responsibility in the team following the retirement of Michael
:05:17. > :05:22.Ballack. Germany looking lively. Germany are ahead already! The flag
:05:22. > :05:31.goes up at the near side. It will not count. Excellent play from
:05:31. > :05:41.Germany, taking the game to Greece. Khedira's shot was parried. Correct
:05:41. > :05:51.decision. The goalkeeper stayed on the ground here. This was probably
:05:51. > :06:11.
:06:11. > :06:21.where there was a compact. It was Greece. Grigoris Makos is playing
:06:21. > :06:21.
:06:21. > :07:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 65 seconds
:07:27. > :07:37.very highly regarded player. He has had rave reviews during his couple
:07:37. > :07:38.
:07:38. > :07:41.of seasons in the Bundesliga. Blocked by Sifakis and the way for
:07:41. > :07:51.a corner kick. That looked as though it was going to be the
:07:51. > :07:58.
:07:59. > :08:08.opening goal. Excellent stop by Germany have had almost 70% of the
:08:09. > :08:22.
:08:22. > :08:29.play so far. Greece standing firm. Beaten away by the goalkeeper.
:08:29. > :08:37.Greece are under pressure at the moment. They have to hold on.
:08:37. > :08:47.much respite for Greece here, as Germany slowly up the ante, go
:08:47. > :09:00.
:09:00. > :09:04.through the gears. So close. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is in the
:09:04. > :09:08.crowd tonight. She is considered a lucky charm for the national team,
:09:08. > :09:12.having seen their 4-0 victory over Argentina at the World Cup finals
:09:12. > :09:17.two years ago, but she was unable to attend the semi-final. So if
:09:17. > :09:27.Germany get through, she will have to fit the football into her busy
:09:27. > :09:34.
:09:34. > :09:42.schedule for the semi-. Germany are getting closer. Very good chances.
:09:42. > :09:48.Unchallenged. I get the feeling of the coach expected slightly more
:09:48. > :09:58.there. It looks like just a matter of time, but with Greece, you never
:09:58. > :10:02.
:10:02. > :10:12.know. It does. Greece do not throw many players forward. Good job from
:10:12. > :10:12.
:10:12. > :10:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 65 seconds
:10:54. > :11:04.Germany's point of view. I thought back as that ball was spilled by
:11:04. > :11:19.
:11:19. > :11:29.body in the way. Good play once again. He is proving to be the hero
:11:29. > :12:01.
:12:01. > :12:06.from the captain! Germany finally make the breakthrough. Sifakis
:12:06. > :12:11.finally beaten by Philip Lahm, the man who scored the opening goal in
:12:11. > :12:15.the World Cup of 2006. He scores the first goal of this quarter-
:12:15. > :12:22.final here at Euro 2012. It is similar to the one he scored in
:12:22. > :12:32.2006. Comes inside on to the right foot, and fires it. You see it
:12:32. > :12:41.
:12:41. > :12:49.swerve away from Sifakis. That was the goal they were looking for.
:12:49. > :12:54.is all Germany here. But Greece are still just about in the game. That
:12:54. > :13:04.was very nearly two there from Andre Schurrle. I thought it was in.
:13:04. > :13:27.
:13:27. > :13:37.ringing at the back. Good counter- attacking football. That is better
:13:37. > :13:55.
:13:55. > :14:00.of the ball. Samaras is there! And Greece are level! Giorgos Samaras
:14:00. > :14:10.with the goal. They have done ever so well with the counter-attack,
:14:10. > :14:12.
:14:12. > :14:16.Greece. Lots of pace. He delivered the perfect pass. Greece well on
:14:16. > :14:23.the ropes throughout the first half. Germany had the half-time lead, but
:14:23. > :14:28.they would not lie down. Boateng does not do his job properly. I
:14:28. > :14:38.think he gets his shirt pulled a bit, but this was an excellent ball.
:14:38. > :14:47.Right across the six-yard box. Full credit to Greece. They have come
:14:47. > :14:53.out and had a goal in the second half and made a game of it. Will
:14:53. > :14:57.Germany sale on into the last four, or will Greece again came up --
:14:57. > :15:05.come up with a massive upset here, having already knocked Russia out
:15:05. > :15:15.in the group stages with a win in the final group match in Warsaw? We
:15:15. > :15:29.
:15:29. > :15:34.Schweinsteiger. That was Khedira. It is 2-1 Germany. Greece were
:15:34. > :15:39.level for barely five minutes. Germany stormed into action and
:15:39. > :15:43.restore their lead. They had some long-range shots in the first half
:15:43. > :15:53.and they broke from the midfield there and drove it into the penalty
:15:53. > :15:53.
:15:53. > :16:03.area. Khedira chyme its dealing in. It was a fantastic finish. -- a
:16:03. > :16:12.
:16:12. > :16:22.Sami Khedira. Ken Rees pick themselves off the canvas for his
:16:22. > :16:32.
:16:32. > :16:40.second time there? Be better come offer a bit more going forward, a
:16:40. > :16:50.bit more threat. They prove that when they want to go for it, if
:16:50. > :17:08.
:17:08. > :17:18.they give it a real go, they are a of a merry dance at the moment.
:17:18. > :17:39.
:17:39. > :17:44.That is a foul. Papastathopoulos is are heading now surely for another
:17:44. > :17:48.European Championship semi-final. Klose scores on home territory.
:17:48. > :17:58.Polish-born and there it is another goal for Germany. Right in the
:17:58. > :17:58.
:17:58. > :18:07.middle of your screen their you can see it is brilliant. It was a neat
:18:07. > :18:14.header. What a record Klose has in international tournaments. Quite
:18:14. > :18:18.incredible. 64 goals and 120 games. Greece threatened to make it
:18:18. > :18:21.interesting for five minutes in the second half. They did, you thought
:18:21. > :18:27.they would test Germany. They looked at ease in the first half
:18:27. > :18:37.and were more moving the ball around comfortably. Klose just went
:18:37. > :18:47.for the perfect finish. Or to strike! Germany are flowing forward.
:18:47. > :18:53.That was fine finishing from a Reus. Semi-finals of a now for Germany.
:18:53. > :18:57.This is a decent save but that is an emphatic finish. The goalkeeper
:18:57. > :19:02.was off the line and still had plenty to do. That was very
:19:02. > :19:11.confident and bold. It is easy if you are 3-1 up. It shows the depth
:19:11. > :19:21.in this court. It is an excellent finish. That was super-smooth this
:19:21. > :19:37.
:19:37. > :19:41.right behind the ball there. It is not looking good for Greece. You
:19:41. > :19:51.just get the feeling somebody is going to have to play very well to
:19:51. > :20:04.
:20:04. > :20:11.Sifakis came low. His handling has not been the best tonight. Journey
:20:11. > :20:18.last won the trophy from England back in 1996. This will be a free
:20:18. > :20:21.kick for Greece. They went out in a group stages in those 20021004.
:20:21. > :20:27.There was a rebuilding process going on between generations of
:20:27. > :20:31.players. They were runners up four years ago, beaten by Spain. Always
:20:31. > :20:41.there or thereabouts. Three-times winners and three time the runners
:20:41. > :20:53.
:20:53. > :20:59.his back and hit him on the hand. He hasn't got much calms -- qualms
:20:59. > :21:05.about that. It clearly struck him on the arm. A chance for a late
:21:05. > :21:11.consolation from Greece here. This players scored the first ever World
:21:11. > :21:15.Cup goal for Greece. His score their first goal in this tournament.
:21:15. > :21:23.Will he bookend it nicely with of the last a goal that Greece will
:21:23. > :21:27.score here in Poland? Yes. Years. It is 4-2 and Greece have a late
:21:27. > :21:35.consolation. That is a bit more respectable. A super penalty.
:21:35. > :21:45.put that away really well, Salpingdis. Germany is through to
:21:45. > :21:54.
:21:54. > :21:58.the last four as most people Greece did not end up 0-0 there.
:21:58. > :22:03.saw some contrasting styles of play there. The Greeks were very
:22:03. > :22:08.defensive in everything they have done tonight. Then you had the
:22:08. > :22:15.opposite with the free-flowing Germans. A very young and
:22:15. > :22:19.experienced team. Wonderful talent. They are a joy to watch. All I can
:22:19. > :22:23.say is, Greece were very lucky that the Germans did not score a little
:22:23. > :22:29.bit more. So many chances at the start. The tournament has been very
:22:29. > :22:39.pleasing and we have been enjoying every game and there have been no
:22:39. > :22:43.
:22:43. > :22:48.neil-Neale's yet. That was great. Lahm produced the world. It took a
:22:48. > :22:52.little bauble there. To be fair, I am sure the keeper could do a
:22:52. > :22:56.little bit better -- I am not sure the keeper could do a little bit
:22:56. > :23:01.better. I think he should. He ought to get a hand on it. That second
:23:01. > :23:10.ball was a lovely ball in, and what a folly, I think he courted on him
:23:10. > :23:16.shin but it is going only one place and that is past the keeper.
:23:16. > :23:26.took the defender away and his sleep, he gets up so high. I have
:23:26. > :23:32.got to say the Greek goalkeeper was shocking. A great header though.
:23:32. > :23:39.Sifakis was Sunday League tonight. What a volley that is. Keep or no
:23:39. > :23:43.keeper, he is not stopping that. Let us have a look at that. We know
:23:43. > :23:52.in 2004 there was negativity over the Greeks but they have now done
:23:52. > :23:57.themselves tonight really. That is a bit harsh but fair. Back in 2004,
:23:57. > :24:01.the quality of the players they had was much better. My cap here from
:24:01. > :24:07.the kick-off, they have no intention of winning or doing
:24:07. > :24:11.anything in the game. They are playing for penalties already.
:24:11. > :24:14.deeper and they would be in Warsaw! Look at this, this is the start of
:24:14. > :24:17.the game and the Germans are just thinking, come on then, they have
:24:17. > :24:26.thinking, come on then, they have to go forward. Here we go, we see
:24:26. > :24:30.them here and they have got ten players in and around the box. The
:24:30. > :24:35.centre-forward Salpingdis is halfway into his own half. There
:24:35. > :24:40.are 11 of them and they are within 25 yards of the goal. They have no
:24:40. > :24:45.chance of breaking out from there. It must be summoned to practise
:24:45. > :24:49.that in the run-up to a game, the manager says close down one half of
:24:49. > :24:55.the pitch. They did well to get to the quarter-final given how bad
:24:55. > :25:02.they are. Can you born 18 into making mistakes? There were few
:25:02. > :25:06.tonight. I think they did. I think Germany went down to their level.
:25:06. > :25:09.Schweinsteiger was fantastic so far for Germany, dictating the wake of
:25:09. > :25:14.play but he kept giving the ball away tonight. He was sloppy. Not
:25:14. > :25:18.too many options. It was too easy for him and if England get through
:25:18. > :25:24.they can watch this and say that if you put pressure on them they give
:25:24. > :25:29.the ball away easy. Schweinsteiger here is giving the ball away. The
:25:29. > :25:37.manager was going mad, he was getting frustrated. There are flaws
:25:37. > :25:43.in their armour. Salpingdis here, except for the keeper's stock
:25:43. > :25:53.position he was clean through on goal. Motta gives the ball away too
:25:53. > :26:00.
:26:00. > :26:04.easy and that led to a goal. -- which is fair enough. He should be
:26:04. > :26:10.sprinting back in there. Badstuber is on the wrong side. He should be
:26:10. > :26:20.tucked round. He is trying to read the 1-2. He is trying to do the
:26:20. > :26:20.
:26:20. > :26:30.overlap and run. Salpingdis turns and he should hit the target. It is
:26:30. > :26:35.and he should hit the target. It is that -- it is that engine room for
:26:35. > :26:40.them. Ozil was up with the best tonight. Yes he is up with the best.
:26:40. > :26:43.I saw him in the young leek and he is a joy to watch. Look at him here.
:26:43. > :26:47.is a joy to watch. Look at him here. He is in acres of space, he always
:26:47. > :26:48.find space. He knows what is around him and he receives a on the half
:26:48. > :26:53.him and he receives a on the half term. What a lovely little born in
:26:53. > :26:56.there. He was unlucky. That wasn't the first few minutes. Here he
:26:56. > :27:01.receives it and he does not have to look, he knows where his man is and
:27:01. > :27:05.you can see there are three great players around him. Again he just
:27:05. > :27:10.passes a, moves and finds a new position and gets it and weighs up
:27:10. > :27:14.his option and passes forward and follows and keeps going and he
:27:14. > :27:18.should do better actually, you would put money on him scoring a.
:27:18. > :27:21.Again he picks it up on the right hand side, he goes into the
:27:21. > :27:26.defender and commits them and that was a lovely little ball with his
:27:26. > :27:29.right foot. He always finds his man. Again, in the whole, in that little
:27:29. > :27:34.pocket, the right hand side takes one, a little shimmy and he goes to
:27:34. > :27:38.the byline and there is nothing on and he keeps hold of it and wins
:27:38. > :27:42.his team at free kick in a dangerous area. Again here, on the
:27:42. > :27:46.half term, going into two centre- halves, puts them on their
:27:46. > :27:50.backsides and he is unlucky with his right foot. Again will, on the
:27:50. > :27:56.right-hand side, comes in and sprints after it. Again, unlucky
:27:56. > :27:59.with his shot. He deserved a goal tonight. You would hope that
:27:59. > :28:02.England will not give him that it England will not give him that it
:28:02. > :28:07.amount of room. There was a sub- plot tonight about it being about
:28:07. > :28:12.more than just football, with the Eurozone crisis and it is summed up
:28:12. > :28:17.by the tears in this man's eyes. Juxtapose this against his
:28:17. > :28:23.outpouring of glory from Angela Merkel, that is the definition of
:28:23. > :28:28.rubbing it in. We are winning and we will take �350 billion. Germany
:28:28. > :28:31.are through. Before we move on we will look at the action on the
:28:31. > :28:37.will look at the action on the grass continuing. Tomorrow is the
:28:37. > :28:40.final day of Royal Ascot and all eyes are on black caviar, the
:28:40. > :28:50.wonder from Down Under is unbeaten in 21 races and is expected to fly
:28:50. > :28:51.
:28:51. > :29:00.again and when the diamond Jubilee Stakes. We are back with highlights
:29:00. > :29:07.of Spain against France tomorrow at 10:50pm on BBC One. On Monday,
:29:07. > :29:13.strawberries, cream and Wimbledon begins. Watch it all across BBC One
:29:13. > :29:17.and BBC Two and on the red button and BBC Two and on the red button
:29:17. > :29:22.and online. That starts on Monday. If England beat Italy in Kiev on
:29:23. > :29:27.Sunday they will reach the semis and equal their best ever Euros
:29:27. > :29:32.record. Roy and his boys have done good and we caught up with him to
:29:32. > :29:39.gauge his mood. The first thing to do is check
:29:39. > :29:43.injuries, is everyone OK? everyone is good. There was a nasty
:29:43. > :29:51.kick at the end of the game and he has recovered. Jermain Defoe was
:29:51. > :29:54.back after his need to go back home before his father's funeral. Your
:29:54. > :29:58.philosophy is organisation, discipline and unselfishness and
:29:58. > :30:02.that is the Italian way? Would you agree? Yes, they are very
:30:02. > :30:07.disciplined, they like organisation in the football. There have very
:30:07. > :30:10.professional players and they really do accept that if you are a
:30:10. > :30:20.professional football you have to make sacrifices in your private
:30:20. > :30:23.
:30:23. > :30:28.life and in your professional life The Italians say a lot of Italian
:30:28. > :30:37.in the English side. It all looks very evenly matched. It looks as if
:30:37. > :30:40.they are trying to take credit for things. A lot of our players have
:30:41. > :30:48.had a lot of Italian influence in their lives. They are also
:30:48. > :30:53.organised and disciplined. When I came in, I had to change the whole
:30:53. > :30:57.playing philosophy. The zonal system of play that you see today,
:30:57. > :31:01.I could even suggest that the Italians get that from England.
:31:01. > :31:07.their press Conference, they were saying that they are the underdogs.
:31:07. > :31:13.That is very Italian! Let's say they are not and it is 50-50. We
:31:13. > :31:18.have to tom penalties. Does everybody practice in training?
:31:18. > :31:24.Everybody practises penalties. But you have to make sure you practice
:31:24. > :31:28.in a very professional way. You have to get away from a golf
:31:28. > :31:31.driving range mentality, where you take a bucket of balls and smash
:31:31. > :31:38.them all around the driving range and remember the three good ones.
:31:38. > :31:45.It is not about quantity? Not at all. Sometimes, the quantity
:31:45. > :31:48.element is wrong. Regularity of practice is useful. It is not an
:31:49. > :31:56.unattractive thing to do at the end of a training session, as long as
:31:56. > :32:01.you make it clear to the players that you have to take three and try
:32:01. > :32:06.and score three. I understand you occasionally break training to tell
:32:06. > :32:10.the story of the scorpion and the Frog. It is the story of the frog
:32:10. > :32:16.that carries the scorpion across. Yes, the scorpion wants to get to
:32:16. > :32:23.the other side. And he can't swim, so he asks the frog if he would
:32:23. > :32:26.give him a piggyback ride. And the frog says no, you are a scorpion.
:32:26. > :32:31.You will sting me and I will die. And the scorpion persuades him that
:32:31. > :32:35.that will not happen because if he stings him and from dies, he drowns.
:32:35. > :32:38.So the Froch accepts that argument and the logic of it, so he puts the
:32:38. > :32:42.scorpion on his back and swims him across the river. But halfway
:32:42. > :32:47.across the age river, he feels a terrible sting in his back and says
:32:47. > :32:53.to the scorpion, you have stung me. And scorpion replies, it is in my
:32:53. > :32:58.nature. Why do you tell that? was a joke, because one of the
:32:58. > :33:02.people had done something, and just to amuse them, I was making clear
:33:02. > :33:06.that it was in the person's nature. He couldn't help it. It is the
:33:06. > :33:11.nature of this team at the moment to fight and win. I hope that
:33:11. > :33:15.continues. It is true. It is a very good natured and we are happy to
:33:15. > :33:19.have got through the three games. Now we want to go on in the
:33:19. > :33:25.tournament a lot longer. We have got a chance, and the players will
:33:25. > :33:30.do their best to take that chance. Let's hope lackeys on our side.
:33:30. > :33:36.there is no sting in the tail. He is a PR expert, Roy. Even Ashley
:33:36. > :33:41.Cole was doing interviews today. Rare for him to come out and talk
:33:41. > :33:45.so openly. I have turned private investigator today. It could go to
:33:45. > :33:50.penalties, many people are saying. I have found evidence. You may
:33:50. > :33:54.think this is bad news. It is from the Man City website, Balotelli
:33:54. > :33:59.against Joe Hart. He was all over the place, but he learned from his
:33:59. > :34:04.mistake. What about that? second one was a shocking penalty
:34:04. > :34:09.by Balotelli. There is another interesting thing on the penalty
:34:09. > :34:19.front. 16 years ago today, this happened. Let me take you to Euro
:34:19. > :34:25.96. Who could forget this? So glad we have changed it are graphics. Go
:34:25. > :34:30.on, Seiko! One of the most iconic celebrations in all of football.
:34:30. > :34:35.Fantastic. He had a lovely quiff going on. Talking of bad hair, we
:34:35. > :34:42.can't show the penalty being scored by peers without showing this one.
:34:42. > :34:47.Happy memories. We were also chatting earlier about the player's
:34:47. > :34:52.of the tournament so far. We have already highlighted one tonight.
:34:52. > :34:58.Ronaldo goes without saying. The tournament could be his to take.
:34:58. > :35:05.What about Stevie Gerrard? Gerrard has had its huge influence on this
:35:05. > :35:10.England team and the tournament. Steve played with him at Liverpool,
:35:10. > :35:15.and he has been absolutely superb. People talk about Beckham's
:35:15. > :35:20.delivery being the best. Steven Gerrard's delivery this tournament
:35:20. > :35:24.has been unbelievable. It is his attitude as well. He has got the
:35:24. > :35:34.long-range passing and the short range. Look at this for a great
:35:34. > :35:37.
:35:37. > :35:45.attitude. He hustles and hustles. He has led by example. He knows
:35:45. > :35:55.Rooney is getting forward. He has been absolutely magnificent, Steven
:35:55. > :36:01.
:36:01. > :36:08.Gerrard. Polo has had a great season. He is an unbelievable
:36:08. > :36:12.player. Both feet, wonderful passer. Robbie, the key with how Roy has
:36:12. > :36:20.managed him is, you can't make those runs all the time. You need
:36:21. > :36:25.to conserve energy and choose your moments. That is what he has done.
:36:25. > :36:30.They have got creativity in the wings. England have a chance.
:36:30. > :36:38.tempt fate. I am even been cautious with this link. The BBC might have
:36:38. > :36:48.one, two or three England games for you on the way over the next few
:36:48. > :36:48.
:36:48. > :37:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 65 seconds
:37:40. > :37:46.Gentlemen, with Greece out of the way, we can look forward to a
:37:46. > :37:52.mouth-watering five games ahead. There is really nothing now to be
:37:52. > :38:02.negative about. This is the way it starts now. Spain, France, England,
:38:02. > :38:10.
:38:10. > :38:14.Italy. The semi-finals will be But tactically, Spain versus France
:38:14. > :38:22.could be one of those where you expect so much that it could turn
:38:22. > :38:27.out to be a boring game. Are we feeling the French? I think so.