(Refiles, corrects 'Low' to 'Loew').
Germany's 2-1 defeat to Italy in
the Euro 2012 semi-final served as "an excellent lesson" for
Joachim Loew, the world champions' coach said ahead of
Saturday's Euro 2016 quarter-final.
"The defeat against Italy four years ago was very useful for
this group. We realised our mistakes and the pain of that KO
helped me grow: it was an excellent lesson," he said.
Loew said he was "not afraid" to face Italy again because
he knew his men would not make the same mistakes.
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