"If you wanted to talk about the best in the world and £60m price tags then the only man who belonged in that category was the brilliant Michael Ballack who scored Germany's third goal but did so much more over the course of the evening. The Chelsea midfielder shaped the play and, with a crafty push of Ferreira created the space to head in the critical goal and ensure his side will meet either Croatia or Turkey in Wednesday's semi-final."
The Independent
