Berlin, March 24 -- Italy fought back from three goals down, but Germany's dominant first half was enough to see them through 3-3 on Sunday and 5-4 on aggregate, booking their place in the semifinals of the UEFA Nations League.
After having won the first leg 2-1, Julian Nagelsmann's side immediately took control of the game.
Early efforts from Leon Goretzka, Maximilian Mittelstadt and Jamal Musiala set the tone before Leroy Sane tested Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma with a low shot on 27 minutes.
The breakthrough came three minutes later when Tim Kleindienst was brought down in the area after a neat move and Joshua Kimmich stepped up to calmly send Donnarumma the wrong way and double Germany's aggregate lead.
Germany struck again...