ITALY starting XI (3-5-1-1): Donnarumma, Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Calafiori, Politano (subbed for Bellanova), Barella (subbed for Frattesi), Rovella (subbed for Ricci), Tonali, Udogie, Raspadori (subbed for Maldini), Kean (subbed for Lucca)

Bench: Meret, Vicario, Gatti, Buongiorno, Ruggeri, Zaccagni, Casadei

Goals: Tonali 9’

GERMANY starting XI (4-2-3-1): Baumann, Kimmich, Rudiger, Tah, Raum (subbed for Schlotterbeck), Gross (subbed for Andrich), Goretzka, Sané (subbed for Adeyemi), Musiala, Amiri (subbed for Leweling), Burkardt (subbed for Kleindienst)

Bench: Nubel, Ortega, Koch, Undav, Stiller, Bisseck, Mittelstadt

Goals: Kleindienst 49’, Goretzka 76’

Germany captain Joshua Kimmich set up both German goals in a second-half comeback.

He provided a cross from the right shortly after the interval for Tim Kleindienst to head in an equaliser.

Kimmich provided the same service for Leon Goretzka in the 76th to score the winner.

Italy opened the scoring from their first attacking effort in the game. Sandro Tonali connected with a deflected cross from Giacomo Raspadori to score past Germany goalkeeper Oliver Baumann.

Without Serie A leading scorer Mateo Retegui, Italy coach Luciano Spalletti turned to Moise Kean, who is second on the Italian league’s scoring chart with 15 goals.

The winner of the tie will host the finals, with the second leg scheduled for Sunday.

AAP