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Löw: “The way Italy are playing is impressive”

Germany will take on Italy, who beat defending champions Spain 2-0 in the round of 16, in the quarterfinals of the European Championship on Saturday evening (21:00 CEST) in Bordeaux. “I believe that the best teams in the tournament so far are playing each other now,” said Germany head coach Joachim Löw, he continued, “I am expecting a fiercely contested, interesting and intense match.”

Germany have played Italy eight times in World Cups and European Championships but have not managed to win any of these matches. The DFB team lost 2-1 to the Azzurri at EURO 2012 and 2-0 after extra time at the 2006 World Cup in Germany in their previous two encounters at major tournaments. “We have the chance to change that now,” said Löw. Germany triumphed 4-1 in the friendly between the two sides in March this year.

Germany’s head coach was full of praise when talking about the Squadra Azzura’s performances in the tournament so far. “The way that Italy have played has been impressive,” said the World Champion’s head coach. “Italy have players who are trained to be defensively strong but they also have great attacking players who can counter quickly. They are good going forwards and that is something that you could see again today.”

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Germany will take on Italy, who beat defending champions Spain 2-0 in the round of 16, in the quarterfinals of the European Championship on Saturday evening (21:00 CEST) in Bordeaux. “I believe that the best teams in the tournament so far are playing each other now,” said Germany head coach Joachim Löw, he continued, “I am expecting a fiercely contested, interesting and intense match.”

Germany have played Italy eight times in World Cups and European Championships but have not managed to win any of these matches. The DFB team lost 2-1 to the Azzurri at EURO 2012 and 2-0 after extra time at the 2006 World Cup in Germany in their previous two encounters at major tournaments. “We have the chance to change that now,” said Löw. Germany triumphed 4-1 in the friendly between the two sides in March this year.

Germany’s head coach was full of praise when talking about the Squadra Azzura’s performances in the tournament so far. “The way that Italy have played has been impressive,” said the World Champion’s head coach. “Italy have players who are trained to be defensively strong but they also have great attacking players who can counter quickly. They are good going forwards and that is something that you could see again today.”