Germany v Italy LIVE: Can Chelsea boss Antonio Conte inspire Italians to another stunning upset victory?

• Italy have never lost to Germany or West Germany in a tournament after eight meetings
• The winner will play France or Iceland in Marseille on Thursday
• Germany are the first side to not concede in their first four Euros clashes
• Eleven Italians will miss the semi-final if they are booked
• Germany beat Italy 4-1 in a firendly in Mnuich earlier this year
• Thomas Muller hasn't scored a goal in nine games at the Euros. He has 10 goals in 13 World Cup matches

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So Germany progress to the semi-finals where they'll play the winners of Iceland v France. Join us here for live blow by blow coverage of that tomorrow evening. Goodnight!

By the way, Schweinsteiger's penalty is still on it's way to the International Space Station. That has to go down as the worst German penalty of all time!

Well, that's what you get for playing for penalties when Germany are the opposition. In fairness, Germany were the only side that looked like they wanted to win it in extra time

Hector with it......SCORES!! Buffon gets a hand to it but it's got too much on it! GERMANY WIN 6-5 ON PENALTIES!!

Darmian...SAVED!!. Germany one pen away from winning

Boateng..SCORES!

De Sciglio..>SCORES! In off the bar!..

Kimmich for Germany...SCORES!!

Parolo .....SCORES!...Germany must score with their next pen..

Hummels...He must score..>And he does!!

Giaccherini..SCORES!..

Schweinsteiger...MISSES! He puts it into space. And so it goes on!..

Bonucci....SAVED!! Neuer gets a big hand to it. Germany need to score next to win

Draxler...SCORES!! Buried it. It's 2-2!

Pelle....MISSES!! He dribbles it wide. A horror of a penalty. Are you England in disguise?

Ozil...MISSES! Shocker

Barzagli for Italy...SCORES!

Muller...SAVED!!!...

Zaza for Italy....I said he'd miss...AND HE DOES!!.. Blasts it into outer space!

Toni Kroos...SCORES! In the corner. Beauty!

Italy up first. And it's Insigne......SCORES! Sends Neuer the wrong way...

10.35: Who's your money on? I know it's Germany, but I really fancy Italy and Buffon to come out on top.

FULL TIME: GERMANY 1 ITALY 1. PENALTY SHOOT OUT TO FOLLOW!!

10.32: Italy make a final switch with seconds remaining as Chiellini is replaced by Zaza. Presumably because Zaza is a brilliant penalty taker. Bet your life he misses.

10.29: I just don't get Italy playing for penalties. Against the Germans! Surely you'd give it one last go in the final five minutes. And they're nearly punished for sitting back as Ozil unleashes a piledriver but it's straight down Buffon's throat.

10.26: Lovely play from the Italy. A jink and a jiggle ends with Insigne blasting a shot straight at Neuer. Six minutes for someone to find a winner

10.20: Another chance for the Germans as Draxler carves the Italian defence apart. He's only got to play Muller in and it's a certain goal but his final pass is as heavy as Mike Ashley and the chance goes begging. What a waste! Will the Germans get a better opening?

10.18: CLOSE! Germany first to show as Ozil with his back to goal hooks a close range effort that loops agonisingly over the bar. Italy immediately make a sub, replacing Eder with Insigne

10.16: PEEEP! We go again...

10.15: It's cautious stuff from both sides but Germany look the more keen to win it. Italy look content to see this through to penalties. Against Germany! Imagine being that confident?

HT: GERMANY 1 ITALY 1

22.12: Giaccherini is the latest Italian to see yellow for simulation. Replays suggest that was harsh and he's not slow to let the ref know by doing that annoying finger wagging thing that Ronaldo loves so much

22.10: Germany have a corner but instead of slinging it into the box they take it short, fanny a few passes together before Boateng hammers a shot a mile wide. Genius.

22.09: This game's become so scrappy you get the feeling Italy are quite happy to take their chances with penalties

22.04: BREAKING NEWS! Joachim Low executes a classic double fingered nose pick but manfully resists the urge to eat it.

22.01: Muller and Chiellini get involved in a spot of handbags after the Italian goes tumbling to the floor. Muller accuses the hard man of being a baby by pulling the most uncanny toddler tantrum face you've ever seen. Top man.

22.00: Oof! Yellow card for Pelle as he drags his studs down the back of Boateng's achilles. Ooh nasty! That yellow puts Pelle out of the semi-final if Italy get there. He's lucky not to get a straight red there

9.58: PEEEEP! Germany get us underway...

9.56: How important does that Buffon save from Gomez look now? At 2-0, Italy would surely have been dead and buried. As it is, Boateng has quite literally handed them a lifeline. Got to fancy the Italians now, surely?

9.53; FULL TIME: GERMANY 1 ITALY 1. EXTRA TIME TO BE PLAYED!

9.52: Hummels sounds like a painful condition. “I haven’t been able to sit down for two days. My bleeding Hummels are playing up”

9.51: Hummels then gets booked for a trip on Eder and that means he'll be out of the semi-finals if Germany make it.

9.48: Two minutes left. Just time for another Peller winner, then. But actually, it's De Sciglio who nearly finishes it with rasping drive that ends up in the side netting, causing half the ground to mistakenly think it's in and go absolutely bat s**t mental. Never fails to tickle me, that

9.46: Four minutes left as Italy's Florenzi is subbed. He looks utterly cream crackered and is replaced by United's Darmian

9.44: I'm still baffled by what Boateng was doing when he handballed that cross. He actually had both arms in the air like he was waving to his missus in the crowd. What a doofus because Germany had this in the bag.

9.40: Suddenly it's all Italy as Pelle's first time smacker is deflected wide. Ten minutes left for either of these giants to snaffle the game!

9.37: GOOOOAAAAL!!! Bonucci stutters his run up but sidefoots into the corner. Neuer went the right way but no chance with that. Awesome penalty! GERMANY 1 ITALY 1

9.36: PENALTY TO ITALY! It's given for handball against Boateng who has his arms in the air. Idiot!

9.34: CLOSE! Great first time hit from Pelle who latches onto De Sciglio's cross and lashes a first time effort just wide. Wayne Rooney would have buried that. That's Man United's Wayne Rooney. England's Wayne Rooney would have put it in the road.

9.32: Germany make a switch as Gomez is replaced by Bond baddie Draxler

9.28: SAVE! Wowzers. This has to be save of the tournament. Ozil's delicious dink is taken on the chest by Gomez. The big striker's six yards out with his back to goal but his cute backheel is brilliantly tipped over by Buffon. Astonishing reflexes from the old duffer!

9.27: What a game in prospect now! We've just under 25 minutes and Italy will have to come out of their shell and have a real crack at the Germans

It's a terrific team goal that started with Neuer at the back. Great work from Gomez on the left, Hector squares and there's Mesut Ozil to tuck it away from close range

GOOOAAAALLLLL!!! GERMANY 1 ITALY 0

9.21: Half an hour left. Come on, if we can't have a goal, let's at least see a 15 man brawl! Or Conte giving Joachim Low a wedgie

9.18: And here's a third yellow card as Parolo takes a kick at the back of Gomez. Italy are going to be down to ten men in a minute, they've lost their heads.

9.15: Sturaro then gets a daft yellow for steaming through the back of Ozil. The first yellow of the night in the 55th minute! And bang on cue here's the second as De Sciglio gets carded for a cynical hack. That will keep him out of the semi-final should Italy get there. For a second I thought he was going to do a Gazza and start blubbing

9.13: CHANCE! Muller so close to breaking his duck in the Euros as he rifles a shot that Florenzi acrobatically flicks off the line with his outstretched boot. Superhuman defending!

9.11: Germany quickly back into their stride as even Mesut Ozil suddenly looks interested. He also looks like the front of a Nissan Juke but that's neither here nor there

9.07: What I love about this Italy team is that although they were second best in that half, they simply don’t care. Because they know, just KNOW, they’re going to win this in the last ten minutes

9.04: PEEEP!! Italy get us underway again...

FACT ME! Fifteen of the 18 goals scored in previous Germany v Italy encounters at major tournaments have come after half-time, including seven in extra time (39%).

8.57: It makes me laugh to hear the BBC pundits creaming themselves over Florenzi controlling the ball and dinking it over an attacker in his own box. If John Stones did that, he'd be crucified!

It's tight. It's tense. It's tactical. It's tedious.

8.49 HALF TIME: GERMANY 0 ITALY 0

8.46: It's official. We have a game of football! Giaccherini breaks brilliantly down the left, fizzes a low ball across the box that Sturaro meets on the full but his low drive takes a nick off Boateng and flies inches wide. That was going in!

8.45: But this is better. Loverly one-touch interplay from Germany ends with Muller mishitting his shot into Buffon's hands. Harry Kane would have buried that. Well, maybe not.

8.42: Five minutes to half time and we've yet to have a shot on target. Italy seem happy to grind this out as Gomez rises to meet a Kimmich cross but spanks his header over. Ho hum.

8.41: Mmmm. Might get me some Azerbaijan Energy later. It really works this advertising lark, doesn’t it?

8.39: This game's so slow and tedious I've started watching the pitchside ads. Does anyone know who or what Hisense is?

8.34: Better from Italy as De Sciglio fizzes a low cross to the near post that Boateng does brilliantly to get to first. He's clearly been watching that maestro defender, Chris Smalling.

8.30: Schweinsteiger has the ball in the net but he clearly shoved Chiellini before he nodded home. This is one of those games described by everyone as 'a tactical battle of wits' and 'a cagey chess match'. In other words, tedious.

8.27: Italy fail to get a free kick for a minor infringement and Conte goes absolutely mental on the sidelines. Brilliant! I can't wait to see Alan Pardew soil himself next year when he has to face him

8.22: Just a glimmer of a half chance for Germany as Gomez fails to control an over the top ball. Italy haven't showed up yet but then this is what they do. Watch them soak it up and punish the Germans on the break

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8.20: And the first thing Schweinsteiger does is take the captain's armband off Neuer. Have that in your face, Clunesy!

8.19: This is indeed a huge blow for Germany as with just 15 minutes on the clock, Khedira is forced off with that groin twang and is replaced by Bastian Schweinsteiger

8.14: It's a cagey old start. Germany are all rhythmic crisp passing while Italy look happy to sit back and soak it up and spring them on the break. But here's trouble for Germany. Khedira's rubbing his groin - but no sign of a crafty sniff of the fingers after.

8.10. On the sidelines Conte looks as dapper as ever in his expensive Armani suit. While Joachim Low and his assistant Thomas Schneider’s matching t-shirts and leisure trousers make them look like the world’s worst Robson & Jerome tribute act.

8.07: Is there a better keeper with the ball at his feet than Neuer? Every one of his side was tightly marked at the goal kick but he still found Hummels with a peach of a dinked pass that would have shamed Wayne Rooney.

8.05: Germany immediately settle into their cool as you like passing game, knocking the ball around, caressing it, treating it good and proper

8.02: PEEEEP! Germany get us underway. The battle of the also-rans is on!

7.58: Loved how the camera caught a very pensive looking Joachim Low during the German anthem. You could just tell he was saying to himself, 'Don't have a rummage, don't have a rummage, don't have a rummage'.

7.56: Let's tuck into those anthems. I just love a bit of Italy's 'Rom Pompy Pom'

7.55: By the way, apologies for the lack of photos of impossibly beautiful Italian female fans and cute German milkmaids with little flags painted on their cheeks. It appears the official Uefa photographer has gone home with England. Cheers fella.

7.49: So what do you make of the starting line ups? I reckon it's first blood to Italy with Germany forced into a match up with their opponents by bringing in Howedes at the back and dropping the uber talented Julian Draxler. That's a huge compliment and shows just a glimmer of fear.

7.46: Apparently, that greengrocer tried to make an England flag but ran out of rotten tomatoes

7.38: Yeah. But Joe Hart has the most minutes without shame in embarrassing TV adverts.

7.34: I have a question. Is there anyone out there that actually wants Germany to win this tournament?

Thought not.

7.24: So what are you predicting for tonight? After getting it hopelessly wrong last night, I'm going for a no-frills, utterly ruthless 2-0 Italy win.

7.19: FACT ME! Thomas Muller hasn't scored a goal in nine games at the Euros. Which means, goal wise, he’s a bit Muller lite.

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6.51: FACT ME! Germany are the only team yet to concede a single goal at Euro 2016. Impressive. But then they don’t have Joe Hart in goal, do they?

6.47: As for Italy, they’ve already come out on top in the group of death and then saw off Spain in the round of 16. They’re up against the Germans tonight with a likely semi-final against France. So if Italy are going to win this tournament, they’re going to have to do it the hard way. Although I still think the hardest way is having Roy Hodgson as your manager.

6.41: So with that in mind, I'm about to do the impossible………..OFF THE GERMANS!

There. Conclusive proof that it is possible to write off the Germans.

6.39: Here’s an incredible stat. Italy have played Germany eight times in major tournaments and never lost. In four knockout matches they have beaten the Germans four times...

6.35: Evenin’ all! Welcome to live coverage of tonight’s huge heavyweight clash. While the official Euro 2016 final is shaping up to be Wales v Iceland, tonight’s Germany v Italy humdinger is the unofficial final