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Tah returns as expected, Sane stays in the team ahead of Wirtz (understandable as a counter attacking threat) and Can plays instead of Andrich. That's a surprise.
This is why I love knock out stages of major tournaments. Even though I have no dog in tonight's matches you still feel excitement seeing who you might have to face later and which ones are getting eliminated.
Oh come on Nagelsmann
Please be a good game.
Never understand these managers overthinking these big games and making bizarre changes that rarely work out.
Kimmich is gonna have his hands full with Nico today.
What's bizarre here? I mean, Can is a surprise as I said myself but including him is hardly bizarre. The rest even less than this change.
I mean, if it at least made sense. Sané wasn't bad, you can't take off Musiala or the captain after a bad game but Emre fecking Can?
Very curious to see what the instructions are for the start of the game. Which team will try to nick an early goal, who will sit back, or will they both have the same instructions? I can see this being the kind of game where whoever scores first also wins it.
Germany player of the year and a CL finalist's captain.. A bit more respect please, peasants
Keane on Jude Bellingham: "If he was chocolate he would eat himself" 
I was about to say that Andrich would get a yellow within 20 minutes but then I remembered who is playing instead of him…Tah returns as expected, Sane stays in the team ahead of Wirtz (understandable as a counter attacking threat) and Can plays instead of Andrich. That's a surprise.
By the looks of it, we've already accepted the underdog role and will let Spain dominate the game. Very disappointing.
Fully expect both to play only one half to not take risks
I think folks are confusing the most entertaining and attacking team for the best one. Spain are great to watch, but I wouldn't be too confident that they will get past home advantage Germany.
Yeah it seems a bit odd, especially as Spain has shown little evidence they run out of steam later in the match.
Just realised it’s 2 English refs for todays games
2 quality line ups on show.
2 top games today, love it.
The first one will be spectacular, the second one will be boring i think, but very close and i expect an even game.
The first one will be spectacular, the second one will be boring i think, but very close and i expect an even game.
Taylor is fine, but hope Portugal don't bring on Dalot against Michael Oliver.
Yeah, and with Kroos, Gündogan, Wirtz and Musiala we should principally be able to dominate possession against any opponent in the tournament :/
Actually feels more like a balanced approach, considering that we still start Havertz up front.
Tah returns as expected, Sane stays in the team ahead of Wirtz (understandable as a counter attacking threat) and Can plays instead of Andrich. That's a surprise.
Andrich keeps getting yellows, I wonder if it's to avoid a possible suspension for the semifinal?
Come on Spain!
Nagelsmann didn't even care about that in the final group match when the result didn't matter (and as a result Tah was suspended against Denmark), I doubt he would think about that in a knockout match.
I thought the yellow cards are reset after the quarter finals
Think they are but suspensions are not.
Exactly. It's done this way so that you can't be suspended in the final.
Which probably means the exact opposite will happen
I think Ronaldo is going to try something new today. Instead of reserving his emotions for penalties, he will cry after every missed free kick.
This won’t be boring will it?
No chance, he'd die from dehydration
Tah returns as expected, Sane stays in the team ahead of Wirtz (understandable as a counter attacking threat) and Can plays instead of Andrich. That's a surprise.
Nagelsmann made a long explanation about Can being quick, which can help in defense covering Ruiz. Also that he is tactically more flexible and can play in a back 3 if needed.
Wouldn't still preferred Andrich but let's see. Don't like Can a lot.
Can we spot the mocking till after we qualify
won't have a face to say anything if we get our asses kickedSpanish players disrespecting the national anthem again by not singing along.
He would definitely want to.
Shame that these two teams play so early. They’ve been the best watch out of the big teams. Instead we’ll have to endure one of or both of England and France in the final - two utterly mechanical and boring as feck football teams.