Manuel Neuer has claimed that Germany made it “too easy” for Italy in their Euro 2012 semi-final defeat on Thursday. A Mario Balotelli pair in the first half saw the Azzurri eliminate Joachim Low’s men 2-1 in Warsaw , with the Italians now playing Spain in the competition final . The Bayern...
What: Euro 2012 Semi-final Who: Germany vs Italy When: Thursday 28th June, 2012, at 19:45 UK Time Where: National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland Irrepressible Germany Live Up to Favourites Tag Four games in and Germany’s status as pre-tournament favourites has been enhanced. Total domination of the ‘group...
Germany coach Joachim Löw has underlined again that he wants his team to “seize the initiative” when they tackle rejuvenated Italy in Thursday’s semi-final. Seen as being a defensive side prior to the tournament, Italy have played a more expansive game during UEFA EURO 2012 even if...
Italy playmaker Andrea Pirlo is confident his side can overcome Germany , claiming that Joachim Low ’s men are scared of facing them. The Juventus star put in a peerless performance against England during their quarter-final clash on Sunday, which the Azzurri went on to win 4-2 on penalties. The 33-year-old...
Prandelli is conscious of the fact that Joachim Low, the Germany coach, rested his front three against Greece in their quarter-final, so will have his attacking players at their sharpest. “It showed that they are a great side, that they could make these changes and not jeopardise the result at all,”...
“The person who has the problem is the guy responsible for leaking that information, because at the end of the day, he might be damaging the hopes of a nation. “Maybe that person hasn’t understood how team team sports work. I think it is a shame, but we won’t be hiring any detectives.”...
GERMANY Neuer Boateng, Hummels, Badstuber, Lahm Khedira, Schweinsteiger Muller, Ozil, Podolski Gomez GREECE Sifakis To’sidis, Pa’poulos, K Pa’poulos, Tzavelas Katsouranis, Maniatis Salpingidis, Fotakis, Samaras Gekas Germany have no fitness concerns ahead of their quarter-final clash...
Germany kicked off its Euro 2012 campaign in efficient fashion, grinding out a narrow 1-0 win over Portugal at the Lviv Arena on Saturday. Mario Gomez’s pinpoint header on 72 minutes sent the beaten 2008 finalist to a crucial three points, and joint-top of Group B with Denmark after their tournament...
Netherlands coach Bert Van Marwijk believes that victory in his side’s next Euro 2012 game against Germany is an absolute necessity after a disappointing 1-0 loss to Denmark in their tournament opener. Despite the Dutch creating a number of goal-scoring opportunities, a first-half strike from...
When Germany kick off their Euro 2012 campaign in Lviv, they will be considered one of the favourites to lift the trophy. This is not an unfamiliar place for the Germans to be, having won the tournament three times before. However, the side will be among the favourites not only on the premise that they...
GERMANY Neuer Boateng, Mertesacker, Badstuber, Lahm Khedira, Schweinsteiger Muller, Ozil, Podolski Klose PORTUGAL Rui Patricio Pereira, Pepe, Alves, Coentrao Meireles, Veloso, Moutinho Nani, Postiga, Ronaldo Germany are expected to have a fully-fit squad for Saturday’s encounter with Portugal in...
Lukas Podolski has acknowledged that Cristiano Ronaldo is “one of the best in the world”, but insists the Portugal star will not prevent Germany from opening its assault on Euro 2012 with a 2-0 victory in Lviv on Saturday evening. The Real Madrid forward has spoken this week of his faith...
Portugal winger Nani has handed coach Paulo Bento a boost by returning to training three days before his country’s Euro 2012 Group B opener against Germany . The Manchester United man had picked up a foot injury in Saturday’s 3-1 friendly defeat to Turkey at home, leading to fears he could...
Germany right-back Jerome Boateng has stressed that there is no divide between players from Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund when they compete at international level. A considerable rivalry between the Bundesliga giants has developed on and off the pitch over the last couple years, with their heated...
GERMANY GROUP A HOW THEY QUALIFIED P PTS GERMANY 10 30 TURKEY 10 17 BELGIUM 10 15 AUSTRIA 10 12 AZERBAIJAN 10 7 KAZAKHSTAN 10 4 Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc believes that Mats Hummels is Germany ‘s best centre-back. National team coach Joachim Low appears...
Joachim Low has insisted that Germany still have to improve in the wake of their 2-0 friendly win over Israel on Thursday. The national team coach was generally pleased with his side’s performance after they had lost their previous match 5-3 against Switzerland, but he was adamant that they need...
Germany completed their preparations for Euro 2012 with a 2-0 win over Israel in their international friendly encounter at the Red Bull Arena on Thursday. A clinical finish from Mario Gomez gave Germany the hosts the lead just before the half-time break, and substitute Andre Schurrle put the match beyond...
Joachim Low has announced his final Germany squad for Euro 2012, trimming his initial squad from 27 players to 23 ahead of the tournament in June. Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Julian Draxler, who made their international debuts in Saturday’s 5-3 loss to Switzerland, have been cut, along with midfielder...
Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker is unfazed by Germany ’s 5-3 friendly defeat to Switzerland , and feels confident that Joachim Low ’s men will hit the ground running when Euro 2012 begins next month. Germany Switzerland 5-3 Germany The centre-back found himself alongside Borussia Dortmund’s Mats...
Lukas Podolski had admitted that Germany’s surprising 5-3 friendly defeat to Switzerland on Saturday hurts, as they step up their preparation for Euro 2012. Eren Derdiyok bagged a hat-trick while Stephan Lichtsteiner and Ahmed Mehmedi also got their names on the scoresheet at St Jakob Park. Mats...