Captain Philipp Lahm has demanded total focus from Germany ahead of Thursday's semi-final against Italy as they bid to reach their second consecutive European Championship final.
"Small things will separate the great teams that are left now," said the 28-year-old. "There was no guarantee that we would get this far, but we want to stay here until the final, until the end. Spain are still the team to beat, they are still the benchmark," admitted Lahm.
"By qualifying for yet another semi-final we have reaped the reward for our hard work," said the Bayern Munich captain. We have started beating big nations and that's the biggest indicator of progress you can get. We work well in defence and we have technically strong and robust players who can always score."
Source: AFP
