Germany Coach Joachim Löw calls Italy “artists of defence” ahead of their meeting on Saturday.
The Azzurri meet the world champions in Bordeaux tomorrow night, having never lost to the Germans in a competitive match.
“We have a 50 per cent chance of winning,” Löw told Bild.
“We’ll give everything to succeed. The players are very focused, we’ve prepared the match with Italy intensively and we’re very confident.
Germany Coach Joachim Löw calls Italy “artists of defence” ahead of their meeting on Saturday.
The Azzurri meet the world champions in Bordeaux tomorrow night, having never lost to the Germans in a competitive match.
“We have a 50 per cent chance of winning,” Löw told Bild.
“We’ll give everything to succeed. The players are very focused, we’ve prepared the match with Italy intensively and we’re very confident.
“We have to overcome our greatest obstacle in this European Championship. We know we have artists of defence in front of us, who don’t give their opponents chances.
“We have to be good at exploiting the ones we do get. We’re strong in attack though, and I know the Italians have great respect for our players.”