Joshua Kimmich and Thomas Müller were among the goals, while substitute Serge Gnabry produced two assists as Germany thrashed Italy 5-2 in UEFA Nations League Group A3 to maintain their unbeaten run under Hansi Flick.

Germany 5-2 Italy
Goals: 1-0 Kimmich 10' (assist: Raum), 2-0 Gündogan (pen. 45'+2), 3-0 Müller 51', 4-0 Werner 68' (assist: Gnabry), 5-0 Werner 69' (assist: Gnabry), 5-1 Gnonto 78', 5-2 Bastoni 90'+4 (assist: Dimarco)

Reinstated as one of five changes to the team that drew 1-1 in Hungary, Leroy Sane flashed an early strike narrowly wide from 18 yards. Italy responded in kind, but Manuel Neuer was on hand to thwart Giacomo Raspadori with a fabulous point-blank save. Germany broke the deadlock with the next attack as Kimmich swept through the legs of Donnarumma following a wonderful passing move. Antonio Rüdiger and Jonas Hofmann shot wide for a purposeful Germany, before Donnarumma thwarted Sane and Werner in quick succession. Ilkay Gündogan did find a way past the Italy captain, though, converting from the penalty spot after Alessandro Bastoni had upended the effervescent Hofmann in the box.

Italy came out fighting as Bryan Cristante fired in a couple of warning shots and substitute Giorgio Scalvini headed a corner wide, but were floored again in the 51st minute. Raum's cross deflected off Leonardo Spinazzola, with Müller hitting the loose ball into the ground and beyond Donnarumma for 3-0. Neuer pulled off an otherwordly goal-line save from Nico Barella, before substitute Gnabry set up quick-fire goals for Timo Werner to put the contest to bed. Wilfried Gnonto and Bastoni did pull a couple of goals back for the Italians, but they were nothing more than consolatory strikes against a rampant Germany, who climb to second in the group.

Match stats

• Germany are unbeaten in 13 matches under Flick, winning nine.
• Müller has 44 goals in 116 Germany appearances. He's now seventh in the country's list of all-time top scorers, level with Uwe Seeler.
• Gnabry has 20 goals and eight assists to show for his first 34 Germany appearances.
• Kimmich scored his fifth senior international goal.
• Neuer won his 113th senior cap to tie Philipp Lahm in sixth among Germany's leading appearance-makers.
• Germany made it seven games in a row without defeat in meetings with Italy.

Teams

Germany: Neuer (c) - Klostermann, Süle (Tah 87'), Rüdiger, Raum - Kimmich, Gündogan (Stach 88') - Hofmann (Gnabry 64'), Müller (Musiala 75'), Sane - Werner (Nmecha 75')
Unused subs: Trapp, Baumann, Kehrer, Havertz, Goretzka, Henrichs, Brandt
Out: Reus (muscular)
Coach: Hansi Flick

Italy: Donnarumma (c) - Calabria, Mancini (Scamacca 78')K, Bastoli, Spinnazola (Dimarco 68') - Frattesi (Caprani 46'), Barella, Cristante - Politano (Luis Felipe 41'), Raspadori (Scalvini 46'), Gnonto
Unused subs: Gollini, Cragno, Di Lorenzo, Esposito, Locatelli, Pessina, Acerbi
Out: Tonali (suspended)
Coach: Roberto Mancini

As it happened!

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