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Matchday 47: Germany vs. Italy

Venue: Matmut Atlantique

Time: 20:00 BST

 

Injuries and suspensions:

  • Germany have a fully-fit squad. Italy may be without midfielder Daniele De Rossi, who was forced off against Spain with a thigh injury.
Misses next match if booked:
  • Italy: Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci, Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini, Daniele De Rossi, Mattia De Sciglio, Eder, Lorenzo Insigne, Graziano Pelle, Salvatore Sirigu and Simone Zaza.
  • Germany: Boateng, Khedira, Mats Hummels, Joshua Kimmich and Mesut Özil.
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17 potential starters from Italy & Germany will miss semi-final if booked. Italy may not even have enough outfield players for the next round.

 

The past:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQntS3RtUKU

 

 

MATCH FACTS:

 

Head-to-head

  • Germany have never beaten Italy at a major tournament (D4, L4).
  • They have lost all four of their games against Italy in the knockout stages of a tournament - three times at the World Cup (semi-finals in 1970 and 2006 plus the final in 1982) and once at the European Championship finals (the semi-finals in 2012).
  • Germany and Italy's last encounter was earlier this year when Germany won 4-1 in Munich. It was their first victory over the Azzurri since June 1995.
  • Fifteen of the 18 goals scored in their previous eight encounters at major tournaments have come after half-time, including seven in extra time (39%).
Germany

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcVngQpF-28

  • Germany have reached at least the semi-finals in their last five major tournaments. They last time they failed to do so was at Euro 2004 (they were eliminated in the group stage).
  • They have won 14 of their last 17 games at major tournaments, drawing two and losing one (a 2-1 defeat against Italy in the semi-finals of Euro 2012).
  • Germany are the only team yet to concede a single goal at Euro 2016. The only previous time they kept clean sheets in their first four games at a major tournament was in the 1978 World Cup.
  • The last player to score past Manuel Neuer in a major tournament was Oscar in the 2014 World Cup semi-final against Brazil - a run of 480 minutes.
  • Thomas Muller hasn't scored a goal in nine games at the Euros. He has 10 goals in 13 World Cup games.
  • Mario Gomez has scored five goals at a Euros, the joint-most for Germany along with Jurgen Klinsmann.
  • Gomez has scored 21 goals in his last 27 starts for Germany, including one in each of his four starts in 2016.
  • Bastian Schweinsteiger could equal Miroslav Klose's record of featuring in 37 matches at a World Cup and European Championship finals.
Italy

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg23LsooByQ

  • Italy have kept 19 clean sheets in 37 matches at a European Championship finals, more than any other team in the history of the tournament - just ahead of Germany (18 clean sheets in 47 games).
  • They have already won three games at Euro 2016, their highest tally (excluding penalty shoot-outs) at the tournament since Euro 2000 (four wins).
  • Italy's only previous game in Bordeaux in a major tournament was a 2-2 draw against Chile in the 1998 World Cup group stage.
  • Andrea Barzagli and Leonardo Bonucci are the only players to have started all four of Italy's games.
  • Graziano Pelle's two goals at Euro 2016 have come in the 92nd and 91st minute.

 

 

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