Germany and Italy are set to battle for a place in the UEFA Nations League semi-finals on Sunday evening in Dortmund. With Die Mannschaft carrying a slender 2-1 advantage from the first leg, all eyes will be on whether Julian Nagelsmann\u2019s side can hold their nerve or if Italy can produce a comeback under Luciano Spalletti.<\/p>\n
Germany secured a vital first-leg victory in Italy, thanks to goals from Tim Kleindienst and Leon Goretzka. Despite trailing early, the German squad showcased their resilience, turning the game around to take a crucial away goal advantage. Now, with home support in Dortmund, Germany will be confident in their chances of making it to their first-ever UEFA Nations League semi-final.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, Italy faces an uphill task. The Azzurri have now suffered consecutive defeats for the first time in two years. Their lack of attacking prowess has been a concern, and they will need to find a way to break down a disciplined German defense to overturn the deficit.<\/p>\n
Baumann; Kimmich, Rudiger, Tah, Mittelstadt; Gross, Goretzka; Sane, Musiala, Leweling; Kleindienst.<\/em><\/p>\n Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Buongiorno, Bastoni; Bellanova, Barella, Frattesi, Tonali, Udogie; Kean, Raspadori.<\/em><\/p>\n Germany enters this match as the favorites. With a one-goal cushion and home advantage, they are in a strong position to secure a place in the semi-finals. Julian Nagelsmann\u2019s team has been unbeaten since last summer\u2019s European Championship and will look to extend their run.<\/p>\n Italy, however, has a history of performing under pressure. If Luciano Spalletti can get his team to find attacking fluency, they have a chance to force extra time or even snatch victory.<\/p>\n Final Prediction:<\/strong> Germany 2-1 Italy (Germany progress 4-2 on aggregate)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Germany and Italy are set to battle for a place in the UEFA Nations League semi-finals on Sunday evening in\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":36461,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[706],"class_list":["post-15068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-uefa-nations-league"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Italy Predicted XI (3-5-2)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Who Will Win? Prediction<\/strong><\/h2>\n