Thursday, June 26, 2008

German win 'beautiful but cruel' - CNN.com

"German win 'beautiful but cruel'

(CNN) -- German newspapers breathed a collective sigh of relief Thursday following their national team's last-gasp win over Turkey in an epic European Championship semifinal.

"What madness! Our nerves!" said the tabloid Bild, warning that Germany would have to raise their game to stand any chance in Sunday's final after a performance in which they had often been outplayed but grabbed victory with Philipp Lahm's last-minute goal."

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