Klose makes it 2-0.

Full-time It's all over. Germany have held on to win a thrilling tie 3-2. They progress to the semi-finals while Portugal's dreams are shattered.

90 - Breakaway Germany break and Podolski almost makes it 4-2 but Ricardo saves.

90 - Silly boy Postiga is penalised for a stupid push. Portugal can't afford to give away free-kicks now.

90 - Clock ticking Two minutes of the extra four have been played. Portugal continue to press desperately.

90 - Defence v Attack It's all Portugal now as they pummel the German defence.

89 - Booking Postiga is booked for a clumsy challenge.

89 - Holding on Jansen replaces Klose as Germany fight to preserve their lead.

88 - Running down the clock Borowski wastes valuable seconds with a good surge down the left. He eventually concedes a free-kick though.

87 - GOAL!!! It's not all over yet. Nani works space down the left, crosses into the box and Postiga heads past Lehmann. Germany 3 Portugal 2.

86 - Whack Postiga tries to latch onto a chipped ball from Deco and ends up giving Lehmann a whack in the ribs. Not intentional but the goalkeeper needs treatment.

84 - Final ball Lovely build-up play by Germany with Ballack at the heart of it but Fritz's final ball is cut out.

83 - Shutting up shop Germany bring on the more defensive Fritz in place of Schweinsteiger.

82 - Blocked Ronaldo gets space outside the box but his shot is blocked by the German defence. Portugal push again and win a corner.

81- You're joking Portugal break with speed but Simao goes for goal when there look to be better option and hits a wild shot over the bar. Scolari looks incensed.

80 - Finishing strong Germany are pushing forward now and Podolski wins a corner. In it comes but Portugal head clear.

79 - Hammertime! Podolski hits a thunderous shot towards the Portuguese goal and it flies not too far wide.

78 - Cheerleader Podolski swings his arms to the German crowd in a bid to get them singing.

77 - Bobbler The ball drops for Deco to volley but he rather shins it and the ball bobbles through to Lehmann.

76 - Safe hands Lehmann has looked very assured tonight and comes to make another clean catch.

74 - Desperation It's starting to kick in for Portugal and this time it's Meireles who blazes high over the bar.

72 - Double change Borowski replaces Hitzlsperger for the Germans while Portugal bring on Postiga for Pepe.

Your views: Chuk from Michigan, US: "I hope ronaldo wins world player of the year if portugal loses, he is indeed the best player i have ever seen. Thanks for the update as i cant watch it from here." Shane Lewis Brown: "I predicted 3-1 but the way the game is going i think it could be more then that. If Pepe cant score from 3-5 yards out what chance they got?Germany has a height advantage and have used it well. Both sides could have four or five each. The big difference is Germany has taken their chances. It pains me to say it but they know how to win a tournament. They have been more clinical in front of goal."

70 - Fierce shot Petit drills a low shot from 25 yards out but it's too near Lehmann.

69 - Ole! Good possession by Germany draws shouts of Ole from the German crowd. Lahm can't finish the move off though and slices his shot wide.

68 - Harmless floater Portugal win a free-kick but Ronaldo's effort drifts way over the bar.

67 - Quarter pounder There's just a quarter of the match to go and Portugal will have to pound the German goal now.

66 - Switch Surprisingly, Scolari takes off Nuno Gomes. Nani goes right, Simao left while Ronaldo is pushed down the middle.

65 - Nani required Portugal are preparing to bring on Manchester United winger Nani.

64 - Change Scolari will surely have to juggle his pack now and bring on another forward.

62- A fine mess Scolari looks like a character in Laurel and Hardy who's just had a hosepipe squirted down his pants. His team are in a real mess here.

61 - GOAL!!! Just when they seemed to be under pressure, Portugal shoot themselves in the foot as poor defending from a free-kick allows Ballack to head Germany 3-1 in front. The decisive goal?

Your views: Carl from Canada: "Ronaldo will make it 2-2 soon, and we will be seeing extra time and penalties later on."

59 - Pep talk Pepe fouls Klose and the ref wants a word. It's a yellow card, the fourth of the game.

58 - The heat is on Portugal win another corner as Bosingwa continues to cause trouble for Lahm.

57 - Timing Ballack surges into the Portuguese box but Pepe makes a well-timed interception to clear the danger.

56 - What a chance Portugal win a corner, it's flicked on and Pepe heads over from three yards out with the goal gaping. Scolari holds his head.

55 - Lehmann's terms Ronaldo crosses into the German box but Lehmann is alert to the danger and intercepts.

Your views: Jonathan Starling: "Not really a comment, but a thank you to everyone who has kept me up to date on Euro 2008 while I've been at the office." Marc from Karmax: "Loving the commentary.... excellent insight. I'm English but my wife is Swiss-German so play up Germany!! Ronaldo and company are all thinking about the weekend. Wait until the diving starts! It's gonna get chippy".Kyle from the United Arab Emirates: "Great to see the Germans finding some form. Dave, i think this is going to go into extra time. Backing Germany though...lets hold thumbs. They need to continue to attack!" Samuel from Ghana: "Portugal will rise and overcome the Germans in the second half."

52 - Sad eyes Deco puts the ball in the net but it's ruled offside. Those sad eyes look just a little sadder.

50 - Blazed over Hitzlsperger takes the ball down nicely on the edge of the box but his famous left foot fails him as he blasts his shot way over the bar.

48 - Booking Lahm brings down Simao to make it yellow cards for both German full-backs in the space of a couple of minutes. Yellow cards will be wiped after the quarter-finals so possible bans won't hit the Germans.

47 - Stamp of disapproval Ronaldo is tripped by Friedrich and is then incensed as the full-back stands on his ankle as he goes down. Friedrich is booked for the foul but not for the 'afters'. Naughty.

46 - Early strike Portugal are straight into their stride and Meireles hits a shot wide of the German post.

Second half: The action resumes. Can Portugal turn this game on its head? Boss Scolari returned to his seat three minutes before the players re-emerged, as if to say "it's up to you now".

Your views "Hi, I am Mickey from USA. Dave,I think Portuguese players and coach are thinking about their future assignments with future clubs, Scolari - Chelsea, Ronaldo- Real Madrid, Deco - Not sure. Well done Germany, Ballack and his team mates."

Half-time Germany 2 Portugal 1. Feel free to send in your comments to dave.tindall@bskyb.com.

45 - It's a cracker The end of a fantastic 45 minutes of football. Germany looked in control at 2-0 up but Portugal have really come back into the game and Nuno Gomes' goal gives them plenty of hope for the second half.

45 - Fizz Ronaldo breaks at the other end and fizzes a low drive just wide of post.

45 - Ballack blast Germany's skipper cuts inside and unleashes a fierce shot which Ricardo beats away at his near post.

43 - Bast in show Schweinsteiger has scored one and made another and continues to look dangerous when Germany have the ball.

42 - Counter-attack Portugal look at their most dangerous when Germany lose the ball and they hit them on the counter. Ronaldo bursts clear again but his shot is blocked.

41 - Low point The German coach is suddenly slumped in his chair. Portugal had been knocking at the door and now it's game on again.

40 - GOAL!!!! Portugal are back in it. Ronaldo gets in behind and after his effort is blocked by Lehmann, Nuno Gomes follows up to blast the ball past Metzelder on the line.

38 - Cunning Ballack goes down without really looking hurt and Portugal put the ball out of play.

37 - Shot Meireles tries a strike from distance but it's way wide of target. Germany won't mind Portugal shooting from there.

35 - Long game Portugal are trying to hurt Germany and expose their slow centre-backs with balls over the top for Ronaldo. It's causing problems but Portugal still can't find a way through.

34 - Get up Ronaldo crosses for Nuno Gomes in the box but he goes over far too easily. No penalty says the ref and rightly so.

33 - Dribble Bosingwa runs at the German defence but tries to take on too many men and runs the ball out for a German goalkick.

32 - Flick Ronaldo's clever flick to Simao causes panic in the German defence. He gets the return ball and crosses but can't pick out a teammate.

31 - Substitution Moutinho can't go on and he's replaced by Jose Raul Meireles.

29 - Boss of the cross Bosingwa gets space down the right yet again but once again there's no red shirt to get on the end of his cross.

28 - Corner Deco's deep cross is headed behind for a corner. SImao takes but Germany clear.

27 - Stung Two goals in four minutes have shocked the Portuguese and, stung into action, Ronaldo wins a free-kick down the left but Deco wastes it.

26 - GOAL!!! Schweinsteiger turns provider this time as he clips a free-kick into the box and the unmarked Klose heads home his first goal of the tournament. 2-0 Germany!

25 - Booking Metzelder gallops forward and is hacked down by Petit. It's a yellow card for the Portuguese anchorman.

24 - Recovery Moutinho responds to treatment and returns to the fray.

23 - Agony Moutinho goes down writhing in pain and the game is held up. He's carried off on a stretcher.

22 - GOAL!!! Fantastic goal by the Germans. Podolski and Ballack combine beautifully down the left, Podolski sends in the cross and Schweinsteiger gets in front of his marker to finish it off in style. 1-0 Germany.

20 - Knee-ly Bosingwa crosses from the right and, from five yards out, Moutinho knees the ball over. A golden chance wasted.

19 - Tackle Lovely interplay by the Portuguese but Friedrich gets back to nick the ball away from Ronaldo as he prepares to shoot.

18 - Corner Schweinsteiger wins a corner which Germany take quickly. Ballack gets his head to the ball but can only direct it over the bar.

17 - Tracking back Ronaldo shows his discipline by tracking back and making a key tackle.

16 - Aloha! Anne Burnett writes live from Hawaii: "Good Morning Dave. How are you today. I think this is going to be a close game. Jens has experience playing against Ronaldo in the BPL. I'm predicting 2-1. But not sure which side!! Germany 2-Port 1. Think Germany will improve today on their past performance." It's certainly tight so far Anne. Thankyou very much.

15 - Angles Simao gets clear down the right and shoots but Lehmann has his angles worked out and makes a sharp stop at his near post.

14 - Kraftwerk Lovely work by midfield craftsman Ballack sets up a German attack but they can't profit.

12 - He's down Metzelder takes a whack in the face which his beard fails to cushion. He's okay to continue.

11 - Cross Bosingwa whips in a great ball from the right but it skims of Nuno Gomes' head and flashes away to safety.

10 - Shoot on sight Hitzlsperger has another pop from distance but this time it hits the side-netting. The former Villa man looks very eager to pull the trigger.

9 - Venom Hitzlsperger smashes the free-kick but it hits Deco and is deflected to safey.

8 - Double Whammy Ballack and then Klose are both hacked down. Germany have a free-kick.

7 - Sneak Deco's header drops into the German box and Nuno Gomes almost sneaks in but out comes Lehmann.

5 - Possession Germany having plenty of the ball early on but Portugal look well set up at the back.

4 - Danger sign Ronaldo gets possession for the first time, skips down the left and crosses but it's too near Lehmann.

3 - Smoothly There were some concerns about the state of the pitch but the ball appears to be running smoothly.

2 - Off his line Portuguese stopper Ricardo has to dash out of his area to thwart an early German attack.

Kick-off: The first quarter-final is in play!

Sidelined: German coach Joachim Low is banned from the touchline tonight. Uefa say Low will be allowed to follow the match from the stands but will not have access to the dressing room, tunnel or technical area, before and during the match, and will not be able to contact his team.

Get in touch: Feel free to air your opinions throughout the game. You can contact me on dave.tindall@bskyb.com, or alternatively use the feedback link in the Score Centre.

Big guns The quarter-final action at Euro 2008 kicks off with a battle between two of the sides fancied to go all the way. Most fans with wallcharts had scribbled this in as a likely semi-final but Germany's failure to win Group B means their meeting has been brought forward. Both teams won two and lost one of their three group games with a goal difference of +2 so there is nothing to split them. Portugal look the stronger all-round team on the evidence we've seen so far but as the old saying goes "never write off the Germans".

Team news

Portugal: Ricardo, Bosingwa, Pepe, Carvalho, Ferreira, Petit, Joao Moutinho, Ronaldo, Deco, Simao, Nuno Gomes.

Subs: Nuno, Rui Patricio, Bruno Alves, Fernando Meira, Raul Meireles, Hugo Almeida, Miguel, Jorge Ribeiro, Quaresma, Veloso, Nani, Postiga.

Germany: Lehmann, Friedrich, Mertesacker, Metzelder, Lahm, Schweinsteiger, Rolfes, Ballack, Hitzlsperger, Klose, Podolski.

Subs: Enke, Adler, Jansen, Fritz, Westermann, Frings, Gomez, Neuville, Trochowski, Borowski, Odonkor, Kuranyi.