Germany vs. Italy: Live Stream, Odds and Form Guide for Euro 2016

Germany will be out to end their "Italy trauma" on Saturday night in Bordeaux, France, as the two nations square off for a spot in the last four of the UEFA European Championship.

Italy, under the dynamic guidance of manager Antonio Conte, have been outstanding at the tournament so far, beating Belgium, the highest-ranked team in the competition, and Spain, the winners of the last two Euros, on their way to this point. But Germany, the world champions, look to be clicking into gear.

Of the four quarter-finals on show, this tussle between these two juggernauts of the European game stands out. Here is a look at how the bookmakers are seeing things on the cusp of the clash, where you can catch the contest and how both teams have been faring in the buildup to what should be a momentous match.

Odds
Form Guide
Germany	Italy	Draw
5-4	3-1	2-1
Germany	Italy
3-0 vs. Slovakia	2-0 vs. Spain
1-0 vs. Northern Ireland	0-1 vs. Republic of Ireland
0-0 vs. Poland	1-0 vs. Sweden
2-0 vs. Ukraine	2-0 vs. Belgium

Odds are courtesy of OddsShark and accurate as of 3:45 p.m (BST), July 1.

Date: Saturday, July 2

Time: 8 p.m. (BST), 3 p.m. (ET)

Where: Stade de Bordeaux, France

Live Stream: BBC iPlayer (UK), Watch ESPN (US)

Germany Looking to End Azzurri Hoodoo

"I don't have a problem talking about Italy," said Germany boss Joachim Low ahead of this contest, per Simeon Gholam of Sky Sports. "I just don't have any Italy trauma."

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A lot of Germany does, though. That’s because, despite their reputation as the ultimate tournament team, the world champions have never got the better of Italy in a major tournament match.

It’s a run that’s lasted since 1962 and spanned eight games in total; the most recent of which was the semi-final of this competition four years ago, when Mario Balotelli stole the show:

Much has altered since then. Germany recovered from that setback to become world champions under the guidance of Low, while Italy are without a clutch of superstars who took them so far in 2012. But when these two outfits meet, close contests are inevitable.

Both teams shone in their first knockout match. Germany, after being functional rather than fluid in the group stages, took apart Slovakia with some brilliant football; as noted by BT Sport’s Archie Rhind-Tutt, it was the best the team have played since their glorious night in the Maracana two years ago:

The balance was just right against Slovakia. While the defensive structure has been rock solid—the Bayern Munich axis of Mats Hummels, Jerome Boateng and Manuel Neuer has excelled—it clicked going forward, too, with Julian Draxler in particular dazzling down the left.

It’s an attacking spark they’ll need to kindle against Italy, as the Azzurri have a superb defensive setup themselves. Indeed, Conte’s reunion with the Juventus quartet of goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon underpinning the three-man defence of Leonardo Bonucci, Andrea Barzagli and Giorgio Chiellini has been at the core of their success.

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Spain, for all their attacking flair, were unable to breach it and failed to cope with energy and cohesion in Italy’s forward play, too. As noted by ESPN FC’s David Amoyal, the manager has harnessed a superb team ethic that's propelling this side forward:

In Germany, Italy look as though they may have met their match. While sides like Belgium and Spain that they’ve trampled over so far seem to have lacked a shared identity, Low’s side have one. They’re adaptable, technically brilliant, mentally strong and know what’s needed to get over the line in big matches.

Italy have coped well without the likes of Marco Verratti and Claudio Marchisio at this tournament, but the injury to Daniele de Rossi is a significant blow; the Roma man has been brilliant at the base of the midfield.

It may take the world champions a while to unpick a regimented Azzurri back line, but with the quality in the squad, they’ll do so eventually.

Prediction: Germany 1-0 Italy