Germany survived a spirited second-half fightback from Italy, letting a three-goal lead slip to draw 3-3 in Dortmund on Sunday, before reaching the Nations League semi-finals 5-4 on aggregate.

Germany want to continue riding the "surge in spirit" unleashed at Euro 2024 when they take on Italy in their Nations League quarter-final second leg clash in Dortmund

Germany take a narrow one-goal lead into the second leg of the UEFA Nations League quarter-final against Italy.

Italy host Germany at the San Siro on Thursday before travelling to Dortmund for the second leg on March 23.

Injuries to key players like Florian Wirtz, Kai Havertz, Niclas Fullkrug and Marc-Andre ter Stegen have forced Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann to make many changes.

Edoardo Bove has been awake and undergoing tests in hospital for just over a week and is reportedly set to be discharged in the coming days after his operation.

The winners of the Spain-Netherlands tie will advance to a semi-final against either France or Croatia. Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal could await Germany or Italy in the other last-four encounter.

Despite the shock decision to bench captain Harry Kane, England also thrashed Greece 3-0.

France, Italy and Portugal lead the teams attempting to secure a place in the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals, while England's promotion hopes have been hit by a series of withdrawals.

A 94th-minute winner by Vangelis Pavlidis gave Greece a 2-1 victory on Thursday against England in a Nations League clash overshadowed by the death of Greek player George Baldock on the eve of the game

Italy kept up their perfect start to the UEFA Nations League on Monday, while France got the better of Belgium and Erling Haaland struck a late winner for Norway against Austria.

Italy continued their post-Euro 2024 recovery on Monday with a tight 2-1 Nations League win over Israel in Budapest which put the Azzurri top of Group A2.

Despite going 1-0 down after Bradley Barcola scored inside 13 seconds, Italy came back to beat France 3-1 in a UEFA Nations League match.

Italy are once again staring into the footballing abyss after Saturday's humbling exit from Euro 2024 at the hands of Switzerland, the defence of their continental title ending in embarrassing fashion.

Switzerland vs Italy Live Streaming Euro 2024 Round Of 16 Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch: The Euro 2024 knockout stage gets underway, as Switzerland take on Italy.

The Round of 16 of Euro 2024 is set to begin from Saturday, June 29, with Switzerlands vs Italy and Germany vs Denmark.

Coach Luciano Spalletti said his team deserved to progress but undermined those words by criticising players for a timid performance in their final group game.

The Euro 2024 Round of 16 kicks off with Switzerland vs Italy on June 29. Hosts Germany face Denmark later that day.