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Muller confident Italy's defence can be breached

Thomas Muller is confident Germany can breach Italy's impressive defence in their Euro 2016 quarter-final clash on Saturday.

The world champions meet Antonio Conte's men in Bordeaux in a re-match of the Euro 2012 semi-final, which was won by the Azzurri.

Italy have impressed at the tournament – conceding only once in four games – and sending Spain crashing out with a 2-0 win in the last 16, but Muller is optimistic they can be breached.

The forward told Sport1: "I don't see the Italian defence as insurmountable because I had some good experiences with Bayern.