Bastian Schweinsteiger returned from a one game suspension to produce a man of the match performance by scoring and setting two goals to sent Germany into the semi finals of Euro 2008 after defeating a below par Portugal 3-2 at Basel.

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Portugal: Ricardo, Pepe, Ferreira, Carvalho, Bosingwa, Simao, Petit, Moutinho, Deco, Ronaldo, Nuno Gomes.

Germany: Lehmann, Metzelder, Mertesacker, Lahm, Friedrich, Schweinsteiger, Rolfes, Hitzlsperger, Ballack, Podolski, Klose.

1st Half Highlights

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2nd half Highlights

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Lukas Podolski plays a quick on-two with Michael Ballack on the halfway line and charges down the left before squaring for Bastian Schweinsteiger, who easily gets ahead of the defender to slot in at the near post. Brilliant move from the Germans.

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Petit is booked for a foul on Christoph Metzelder. After a short delay for treatment, Bastian Schweinsteiger delivers the free-kick to the far post where Miroslav Klose loses his marker and heads in.

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Deco wins the ball on the edge of his own area and plays it to Simao, who slides the pass through for Cristiano Ronaldo. Jens Lehmann does well to save Ronaldo’s low effort but the ball comes out to Nuno Gomes, whose shot squeezes in despite Christoph Metzelder’s attempt to block on the line.

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Bastian Schweinsteiger delivers the deadly free-kick from the left and Michael Ballack beats Paulo Ferriera to head home - as keeper Ricardo is caught in no-man’s land.

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Some Portugal-style defending there from Germany as Helder Postiga is left unmarked to head home Nani’s cross from the left. Portugal have three minutes plus injury time to salvage an unlikely draw.

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