Wednesday 27 June 2012

Germany vs. Italy: Second Semifinal Preview

The Euro is in its closing stages and so the excitement has reached its peak. After the dramatic end of the last two matches through penalty shootout, it is quite clear that the teams fighting in the final phases are of equal caliber.

The second semifinal of the championship will be played between the last year's runners up Germany and the unpredictable Italy.


Germany has been the favorite of the tournament right from the qualifying stages, and they have equally justified the predicament, as they are the only team in the tournament who has won all their matches till date.


The German coach, Joachim Low, is very confident of his team, as he has even commented that Germany "can beat any team in the world".


"We are now a team that don't have to react to our opponents - we play our own game," said the coach 
"This is something we've been trying to develop in the last couple of years. We're at a level where we don't need to hide from anyone." He added.

Italy on the other hand hasn't had much of a smooth tournament so far as they have managed only two wins of their four played. However after their last win against England, the confidence of the team is in seventh heaven.

The confidence of the team is quite highlighted by the statement of the Italian coach Cesare Prandelli, who said, "We've got one of the best midfields in European football รข€“ we have flair, technical ability and a physical presence,"

Further he added, "Germany will press high up the pitch and we're ready for this and need to keep the ball to counter it."

A fact that the Italian team surely needs to keep on mind is that Germany have not beaten Italy in seven previous competitive encounters.  

But on paper the German team definitely looks on top of the Italian side at this stage of the tournament. They have scored 9 goals so far with lesser number of attempts than their opponents, who have managed only 4.

Meanwhile, going by the last two matches, it is guaranteed that another exciting match is lined up tonight. Germans would definitely seek to make it to their second conjugative Euro final, while Italy would want to keep up to their reputation.


So, Narodowy stadium, Warszawa is the venue that is to be looked out for tonight.

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