CNN-IBN's football experts analyse Germany's 4-2 win over Greece that put them into the Euro 2012 semi-finals. ...
11:45 AM, Jun 23, 2012
Gdansk: Joachim Loew's bold decision to completely overhaul his forward line will be viewed as a resounding success after Germany crushed Greece 4-2 on Friday to claim a place in the last four of Euro 2012. Replacing Mario Gomez, the tournament's joint top-scorer, with Miroslav Klose and omitting the experienced Lukas Podolski and Thomas Mueller in favour of the relatively green Marco Reus and Andre Schuerrle may have raised eyebrows...
10:05 AM, Jun 23, 2012
Gdansk: Greece coach Fernando Santos conceded Germany had squeezed the life out of his side after they were thumped 4-2 in the second Euro 2012 quarter-final on Friday. The Greeks held out for 39 minutes under relentless pressure before Philip Lahm rewarded Germany's domination, only for Giorgos Samaras to finish off a fine move to equalise 10 minutes after half-time. Greek celebrations were quickly snuffed out when Sami Khedira thundered...
09:52 AM, Jun 23, 2012
Gdansk: Germany are planning to bide their time and eventually wear down defensive-minded Greece when they meet in the Euro 2012 quarter-finals on Friday. The Germans advanced through Group B with three wins from three games but are bracing for a much tougher defence than what they faced against Portugal, Netherlands and Denmark. Greece conceded only five goals in 10 qualifiers, though they also let in three goals in three...
12:48 PM, Jun 22, 2012
Gdansk: A day before their European Championship quarter-final against Greece, the one thing on German minds was patience. Both coach Joachim Loew and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer believe composure will be the key to success. The Germans expect Greece to erect a defensive wall in front of its goal. Breaking it down will need a lot of hard work, while taking care not to be exposed to counterattacks. Loew says one...
12:08 PM, Jun 22, 2012
Legionowo: Greece captain Costas Katsouranis is hoping for a minor miracle when his team goes looking for their first ever victory against Germany in the European Championship quarter-finals on Friday. A convincing Germany side advanced to the last eight after three straight group wins, while Greece's 1-0 victory over Russia " their first win at a European Championship since lifting the trophy in 2004 " saw the team scrape through....
10:03 AM, Jun 21, 2012
