Germany face Greece in their final friendly on Friday in Moenchengladbach, but will come up against sterner tests should they want to make it to the business end of the Euros.
Antonio Rudiger put Real Madrid into the Champions League semi-finals, not only by scoring the winning penalty against Manchester City on Wednesday but also by keeping Erling Haaland quiet across the tie.
Real Madrid will face Bayern Munich in the last four after the German giants beat Arsenal 3-2 on aggregate.
Shock Spanish title challengers Girona snatched a remarkable 4-3 victory over Atletico Madrid to keep pace with Real Madrid at the top of La Liga on Wednesday
Real Madrid's Antonio Rudiger had a horrific collision with Shakhtar goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin
Real Madrid and Manchester City both found the going tough in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday night but battled through to draws that were enough to qualify for the knockout stages
Vinicius Junior scored for the fifth game running as Real Madrid came from behind to beat Real Mallorca 4-1 in La Liga on Sunday and extend their perfect start to the season
Real Madrid will kick off their LaLiga title defense with a trip to newly-promoted Almeria on Monday, August 15
German international defender Antonio Rudiger has joined Spanish and European champions Real Madrid from Chelsea, the two clubs confirmed on Thursday.
Thomas Tuchel has revealed Germany defender Antonio Rudiger will leave Chelsea when his contract expires at the end of this season.