The Italians struck twice in the first half through Mario Balotelli.

A last minute penalty gave Germany faint hope but it was not enough to prevent Italy progressing to Sunday's final.

Balotelli is likely to be the star of the Euro 2012, if he scores against Spain in the final.

Odds on Italy to win the Euros has been reduced in recent days on sites like Bwin Betting. And had you put in a bet on Balotelli to score two goals against Germany in the semi-final, you would have gotten good odds.