A brace from Lukas Podolski gave Germany a 2-0 Euro 2008 Group B opening win against local rivals and the country of his birth, Poland. The Bayern Munich striker moved to Germany as a toddler and his muted celebrations reflected his origins. Fittingly, both goals were set up by Miroslav Klose, his Bayern team-mate and another naturalised German of Polish birth.

Nella partita serale del gruppo B, i tedeschi battono 2-0 la nazionale allenata da Beenhakker: a Klagenfurt, decide la doppietta dell’attaccante Podolski del Bayern. Germania convincente solo a tratti, Polonia penalizzata da qualche errata valutazione del fuorigioco.