In defence Loew is unlikely to deploy a three-man central defence as he did against Italy. Germany coach Joachim Loew has been forced to make changes to his team for Thursday’s semifinal against hosts France at Euro 2016 because of injuries and a suspension, including replacing key goalscorer Mario Gomez. Loew has ruled out using his captain unless he has recovered fully from a knee ligament injury. Gomez, whose two goals helped the world champions to the last four, has been forced out of the rest of the tournament with a pulled hamstring. But, in order to reach a home final in Paris on July 10, Didier Deschamp’s team must plug their porous defence.

Source: Hindustan Times July 06, 2016 06:03 UTC