Germany vs. Italy, Euro 2016 live stream

Both sides have been the standout teams of the tournament and will offer an intriguing tactical affair, with the Azzurri’s notoriously defensively style going up against the technically gifted, free-flowing German team.

Italy and Germany face off in the quarterfinals of the Euro 2016 on Saturday.

Germany has never beaten Italy in a competitive game, with the Italians boasting four wins and four draws in their eight heated encounters, including a 2-1 win in the Euro 2012 semifinals and a 2-0 win in the 2006 FIFA World Cup semifinals.

Italy’s exploits under Antonio Conte, with a largely unheralded squad turning in arguably the two most complete team performances of the tournament by seeing off Belgium and Spain 2-0, has by contrast caught many by surprise.

German Journalist, Steffen Potter of the uefa.com predicts that it is very likely that German Coach Joachim Low will stick with a back four in spite of the fact that he used three in defence in March’s 2016 4-1 friendly win against Italy.

Two of the best goalkeepers in the world will demonstrate their talents, as Germany’s Manuel Neuer and Italy’s Gianluigi Buffon look to extend their shutout streaks. With a squad seemingly prepared to run through walls for him, he has the necessary tools to do so. Italy will be the strongest team we’ve faced until now.

When this clash of giants kicks off at 9pm local time, the rest of Europe will be watching to see which of these two heavyweights moves on to the next bout.

“No team has played as well as Germany and Italy at Euro 2016 so far”, Klose said. “We’re well aware of our strengths and weaknesses, as we are those of the opposition”.

“So that is a thing we will consider while preparing, even though many of us have played against Italians”.

The second half was a much brighter affair with Italy attacking early, but Germany went close with Muller 10 minutes into the half, with Florenzi putting in an acrobatic clearnace to clear off the line.

“It’s always about Conte, because I think the players are not so good, they are not world-class players”.

“For me Germany are on a higher level to everybody”. Bayern played them in the Champions League, [Kroos’ club] Real Madrid played against Juventus one year ago.

“If we were to go back a month, this game would not have been a contest for a number of people looking at the sides, but now we are here on the eve of a quarter-final”.