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Germany captain Philipp Lahm has called for patience ahead of Euro 2012.

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Bayern Munich players are back training for Germany after being given extra time off following their Champions League final defeat against Chelsea.

German Captain Philipp Lahm dismissed worries that Bayern Munich's defeat against Chelsea would affect the players.

SOUNDBITE: (German) Philipp Lahm, Germany captain

"We must take the tournament game by game. We have quality it is quite clear, but we must make a good start. That Portugal game if we win would give us an optimum start. The group is very difficult. I think it is correct to take it game by game, we can't think about a quarter-final, we can't think about a semi-final, we can't think about a final. We must firstly think about the group and it is difficult"

The German team struggled without the Bayern Munich players losing their last friendly match against Switzerland 5-3 on Saturday.

The team will play their final friendly before Euro 2012 on Thursday against Israel in Leipzig.