Euro2012: Löw to make changes to his Starting XI vs Greece

Germany coach Joachim Löw is set to make four changes to his starting eleven against Greece in his teams Euro2012 quarterfinal in Gdansk, Poland tonight.

While one change was expected in right-back Jerome Boateng coming back from his one match suspension against Denmark to take his place for match winning goalscorer Lars Bender, there are three other changes which Löw is set to make which he hopes will give his team the speed and quick passing to break a likely tough Greek defence.

While 34 year old Miroslav Klose will replace three goals Mario Gomez upfront to make his starting debut for Germany at the tournament, wingers Marco Reus on the right and André Schürrle on the left are set to partner Mesut Özil in attacking midfield. Thomas Müller (right) and Lukas Podolski (left) haven't had the best of tournaments, so Joachim Löw is finally using his strong bench to make necessary changes to give his attack a new look, which should bring in new elements while taking on Greece while also strengthening Özil's chances of combining with the players around him.

The Germany vs Greece match is set to kick-off at 20.45 CET in Gdanksk.


GERMANY Starting XI

Manuel Neuer; Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummel, Holger Badstuber, Philipp Lahm [C]; Bastian Schweinsteiger, Sami Khedira; Marco Reus, Mesut Özil, André Schürrle; Miroslav Klose