Germany vs. Greece: Lopsided Result Inevitable in Euro's Second Quarterfinal

Germany's side is dominant because of their absurd skill on offense and their ability to win "ugly." Greece is grossly overmatched on nearly every level.

Greece's surprising victory over Russia last Saturday pushed them through to this quarterfinal tilt, but the buck stops here. 

You could argue that familiarity with the German side could help the Greek squad in this one. Kyriakos Papadopoulos plays for FC Schalke 04, Sokratis Papastathopoulos plays club ball with SV Werder Bremen and Kostas Fortounis also plays his club action in Germany.

Despite their possible knowledge about Germany's players and tactics, they do not have the talent to make this a match.

Let's take a look at Germany's side and what makes them so tough to stop.

Offensive Prowess

Germany is one of five teams that have scored five goals in Euro play (Spain leads all teams with six). 

The German attack is riddled with extremely talented players from the midfield to Mario Gomez at the top. 

Bastian Schweinsteiger controls the tempo. Mesut Ozil is one of Europe's best young talents. Lukas Podolski has 100 career appearances, and Toni Kroos is a highly-skilled player in his own right. 

Gomez is Joachim Low's lone striker, but he provides enough punch all by himself. He is a gifted goal-scorer with a budding international reputation. If he should fail, international legend Miroslav Klose is waiting in the wings. 

The Germans are excellent in transition. They get the ball from the back to the front with extraordinary precision, and they know what to do with it when the ball reaches their offensive end.

If Greece cannot keep players behind the ball, they will lose ugly. But if they keep too many players behind the ball, they have no hope of scoring. 

That sounds like a lose-lose situation to me.

Momentum

Low's side should feel untouchable at this point. That can be dangerous, but only if you allow your side to lose focus. 

I can't see the German side playing anything but focused football.

There's a reason Germany has won their last 14 games in international play. They've scored a goal in 19 straight contests.

Those things don't come from just showing up to the field and aimlessly running around for awhile. No, to do that, you must keep your eyes on the prize at all times. 

Germany's momentum could end at some point. Portugal and Spain are both playing good football, and other teams are not unbelievable possibilities. 

But Greece isn't one of those teams. They don't have the experience, talent or confidence to knock off this German side. 

Expect Germany to win by two or three marks.