Germany vs Italy

One hour until kickoff: We have lineups! Looks like Hansi Flick has opted to give Leroy Sane another chance in the lineup, likely on the left side of the pitch ...

It puts the newest comments at the top. It’s not necessary to have the whole comments loaded at one time while you’re just casually following along. Looking for an unending well of Bayern Munich content? Looks like Hansi Flick has opted to give Leroy Sane another chance in the lineup, likely on the left side of the pitch supported by David Raum. Thomas Muller returns to the starting XI after being rested against Hungary, while Timo Werner keeps his spot at the head of the attack. Gladbach’s Jonas Hofmann has been the only true standout performer so far, scoring twice in two starts — but that’s still well below standard for a team boasting stars from Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, and more. If Flick can’t figure out how to unlock Italy tonight, the Germans may come out of this international break with zero wins from four games, which is pretty close to a disaster.

Germany and Italy battle it out in the UEFA Nations League for the second time in 10 days and The Sporting News is on hand to bring you live updates, ...

35th min: A poor effort from Nicolo Barella from the edge of the box goes way over. It's hardly been the most exciting of Nations League competitions so far but we're expecting plenty of goals in this one. 6th min: Leroy Sane has the first real big chance of the evening. 2 hours from kickoff: Hello, and welcome to The Sporting News' live coverage of tonight's UEFA Nations League match between two footballing giants. 20th min: Matteo Politano goes down after taking an accidental whack to the face from David Raum's arm when going up for a header. 41st min: Another big save from the Italian shot-stopper. Gnonto, the 18-year-old from FC Zurich, finds the back of the net to give Italy a consolation goal. Joshua Kimmich opens the scoring. Muller gets in on the action. Caprari plays in Barella who takes it round Neuer and somehow he gets back to clear it off his line. What a mess at the back for Italy. The talented teenager has been one of the few bright sparks for Italy this evening.

When is it? How can you watch it? All you need to know about the UEFA Nations League Group A3 game between Germany and Italy.

The four group winners in League A will advance to the knockout finals with, in principle, one appointed as hosts. They have nothing to lose [since they are not going to the World Cup] and they can focus on looking ahead to EURO [qualifying]." James Thorogood, match reporter: With just three points separating first and fourth, nothing has been won or lost yet in Group A3. Germany and Italy are the two remaining unbeaten sides, but the pressure remains on both to deliver.

Italy did not stand a chance Tuesday night at Borussia Park in Mönchengladbach as Germany dismantled the Azzurri, 5-2, in UEFA Nations League play.

All in all, while there were some negative aspects in the first three matches of this group stage that raised some doubts about this side, this match against Italy showed that Germany are still one of the teams to watch out for the 2022 World Cup. It's a long-term project that may test the patience of Azzurri fans, especially after failing to qualify for two consecutive World Cups. Mancini needs to make some real improvements in a short time. After three draws in a row, Germany were finally able to secure their first victory in the UEFA Nations League group stage against Italy and showed some good improvements. As things stand, Hungary lead the group (7 points) after a 4-0 thrashing of England, while Germany (6 points) have overtaken Italy with the win. Germany were dominant in all the areas of the pitch, especially in the defense were they didn't concede much to the guests. The Italians didn't look like a side that would lose by three in the early going, but as soon as the opening goal was scored, Roberto Mancini's side collapsed.

Germany's national team claimed a first ever competitive victory against Italy with a comprehensive 5-2 win on Tuesday, while England suffered a shock 4-0 ...

"I haven't got the balance right in the two games against Hungary. After the first goal, the anxiety crept in a little bit and we weren't able to recover from that." The defeat marked England's second defeat in a row against Hungary and fourth game without a win in this season's Nations League. Thomas Müller made it 3-0 five minutes into the second half, before two goals in less than two minutes from Timo Werner -- the second of which came after a mix-up in the Italian defense -- took the game further out of reach for Italy.