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By James Cormack The hosts are through to the last eight of Euro 2024 but Julian Nagelsmann will be aware his side will have to produce their best football of the tournament to progress beyond Spain on Friday evening. The Germans have reverted to vintage efficiency since sparkling on Matchday 1. They remain systematically sound and superbly-coached but the swashbuckling nature of their opening-night triumph over Scotland hasn’t quite been matched. Still, their round of 16 triumph over Denmark was impressive and a mammoth quarter-final tie now awaits in Stuttgart. No side has dazzled more than …

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