Right then. It's been a brilliant night but this is where we'll leave you. 

You can read Phil McNulty's match report from Bordeaux over here, and catch up on the match highlights below. 

Until the next time.

Italy manager Antonio Conte: "I want to thank the boys. They were extraordinary for two years for me. They topped it off with this special experience. I'm sorry because they deserved to go though.

"We made the fans proud of us. And we made the players truly aware that it's a privilege to wear the shirt."   

Chelsea fans, he'll be with you shortly...

Germany go through to play France or Iceland in Thursday's semi-final. Wales and Portugal meet in Wednesday's. 

Just catching up with tonight's events? Fancy watching it all again? The highlights are right here:

Germany manager Joachim Low: "It was a drama - extra time and with two sides on the highest tactical level. The penalties missed were even more dramatic. We were lucky.

"There is nothing I could blame the team for. We were the better team in the 120 minutes. We'll recover now and on Thursday we'll continue. The experienced players missed and the young players scored."

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Germany keeper Manuel Neuer: "I tried to concentrate on my work, and I always try to read the opponent. Everyone who scored a goal scored in the middle, from memory.

"In the penalties all the players decided where they would shoot and they didn't choose the corner they picked last time. The Italians were very well prepared. They knew I had done my homework."

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Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci: "Penalties are a lottery and they did well. We're leaving with our heads held high, I'm proud to have been part of this group.

"We all feel down, we are disappointed but also proud of how close we are to the people.

"We'll take the good from this tournament into the next two years. We have played as equals against everybody." 

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Italy midfielder Marco Parolo: "We said that we'd give our heart and soul, we gave everything of ourselves.

"Ultimately the lottery of penalty shootouts rewarded them. We have shown that we are a great squad, we have got everything. It is a shame.

"We are proud, but disappointed."

In a word, Gavin, no. It's absolutely against all logic for him to do that... 

When I first saw it I assumed Buffon had won the coin toss...

So confident they'd win he did it just for show?

Gavin: Can anyone explain why Schweinsteiger won the toss & opted to take at the Italian end?

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Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer: "I can still speak! We have finally won against Italy, and we have done it in a knockout game.

"It was a drama on penalties, I have to admit. I have never seen so many players miss, that is something we will remember forever." 

Heather G Williams: Most of the players who missed play their football in England..

Aashish: Germany have an amazing winning mindset in penalty taking.

Ryleh: Zaza, the worst pen since Diana Ross.

That hat...

Kevin Kilbane's just described Zaza's run-up as "like Michael Flatley in Riverdance"...

It's one for the Euro 2016 scrapbook, along with Iceland's viking chant from the stands, and Wales going on to win it...

T Damien Anyasi: Zaza come like he was running up to do the high jump..

Al_AFC: Obviously Zaza thought it was a dressage shootout.

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Germany defender Mats Hummels: "It was unbelievable on the pitch. We had to do our job. After we went 1-0 up we had a chance for the second but we lost our security and Italy pressed. We let them play and they equalised. That's annoying.

"It was a very intense match, not the nicest game to watch. We were always afraid that one situation could change the match. It could be over very quickly."

Germany are through. Italy bow out. Soak it all in.

Here's Antonio Conte now, the Italy manager. 

My Italian's not brilliant but I made this much out: "I'm proud of the players. They really gave absolutely everything. Everything they could."

Next stop Chelsea for him. He's not anywhere near Stamford Bridge in his mind right now though.

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Germany had only missed two penalties before tonight. They missed three in this shootout alone. And they still won. Just incredible, incredible stuff. 

When Ozil missed his, I really thought it was going to be Italy's night - it would have been a fifth tournament win against Germany out of five, for them. 

But Pelle's was awful too, and that seemed to swing it back to the Germans. 

What Italy complex?