Many have been skeptical about the Nations League and how important – or unimportant – the matches really are. Now we are at least in the play-off phase of the Nations League, where the various group winners from the A-division will compete to become the Nations League champions. It is true that it is hardly a title close to winning a major championship, but a title is a title and competitive people want to win everything. It is also clear that the Nations League offers us many big matches, which is something to appreciate.One of the quarter-finals to be decided is between Italy and Germany, kicking off at 8:45 PM at the San Siro in Milan, one of the world's most impressive stadiums. The teams then meet again on Sunday, then in Germany, in what is essentially a doubleheader.Italy and Germany are two nations that have both gone through a generational change in recent years, which is not something that is easy for any nation to handle. Italy, for example, missed the World Cup last time out (again), and also went out to Switzerland in the round of 16 of Euro 2024. Germany managed to reach the quarter-finals of the Euro, but that's where it ended, against Spain. At home in Italy we believe more in the Italians in this meeting, Italy are hard to beat at home, and the players know that they almost have to win at home to have a reasonable chance before the final decider in Germany.

许多人一直对国家联盟持怀疑态度，也不知道这些比赛到底有多重要。现在我们至少进入了国际联赛的附加赛阶段，a组的各个小组冠军将争夺国际联赛的冠军。的确，这不是一个接近冠军的头衔，但头衔就是头衔，有竞争力的人想赢得一切。很明显，国家联赛为我们提供了许多重要的比赛，这是值得赞赏的。四分之一决赛将在意大利和德国之间展开，比赛将于晚上8:45在世界上最令人印象深刻的体育场之一米兰的圣西罗球场拉开帷幕。两队将于周日在德国再次碰面，这实际上是一场双头赛。意大利和德国这两个国家近年来都经历了代际更迭，这对任何一个国家来说都不是一件容易的事情。例如，意大利上次（又一次）错过了世界杯，并且在2024年欧洲杯16强中也输给了瑞士。德国勉强进入了欧洲杯的四分之一决赛，但最终还是输给了西班牙。在主场意大利，我们对意大利人更有信心，意大利人在主场很难被击败，球员们知道他们几乎必须在主场获胜，才能在德国的最后决胜局之前有合理的机会。