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World champions Germany eased into the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Slovakia in Lille on Sunday.
Germany stamped their authority on the game from the start and could even afford a Mesut Oezil penalty miss as Jerome Boateng in the eighth minute and Mario Gomez in the 43rd put them two goals ahead before the break.
Julian Draxler hooked in the third in the 63rd minute to crown a man-of-the-match performance by the Wolfsburg midfielder.
The victory sets up an encounter with either Italy or title-holders Spain in Bordeaux on Saturday.
Italy and Spain meet on Monday in Saint-Denis.
“Like a lot of teams we have also had problems in the tournament, but today it was overall a good performance,” Germany coach Joachim Loew said.
“It is also a good feeling when the team is good defensively, but now we are facing another calibre of opponent in the tournament.”
Slovakia midfielder Marek Hamsik said it had been a difficult match.
“We put in the perfect performance against the world champions,” he said.
“It’s a pity (to go out) but when we look at what we have done, we can be proud of ourselves and happy about what we achieved. We can build on this.”
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