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The German team which started in Wednesday night's 2-1 win over the Netherlands at the UEFA European Championships, were given a rest day as the rest of the squad trained on Thursday.

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Germany arrived back at their hotel in Gdansk at 4am on Thursday morning following their 2-1 victory over the Netherlands in Kharkiv.

After a flight of over 800 miles, the players who started the Group B match against the Dutch were given a rest from training.

It was well earned as Joachim Low's side are in pole position to progress to the quarter-finals with two wins from their opening two fixtures.

Germany hold a three point advantage over Portugal ahead of their final group match against Denmark in Lviv on Sunday.

A point would guarantee top spot in Group B, which would rule out another lengthy journey as their quarter-final clash would be in Gdansk, where the Germans are based.

Germany could face Russia, Czech Republic, Greece or Poland in the last eight as Group A remains wide open.

If Germany finish second, they would have to travel to Warsaw to face the winners of Group A.