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PARIS -- It took Germany 54 years to finally beat Italy on the big stage. Before their European Championship quarterfinal in Bordeaux on Saturday night, Italy had never lost in their eight previous encounters at the tournament and the World Cup.Here, at a glance, is the history of that amazing rivalry:---ITALY 1, GERMANY 1 -- Germany wins 6-5 on penalties.Euro 2016, quarterfinal, July 2, 2016, in Bordeaux.Jonas Hector scored the winning penalty kick for Germany to finally beat Italy at the ninth time of trying in a major tournament. A cagey game where both sides played 3-5-2 formations ended 1-1 after extra time.---ITALY 2, GERMANY 1Euro 2012, semifinal; June 28, 2012, in Warsaw.Mario Balotellis peak for Italy, with two first-half goals that rendered irrelevant Mesut Ozils injury-time penalty. But the effort of breaking Germanys world-record run of victories in 15 consecutive competitive games exhausted Italy for what, just three days later, became the most one-sided final in European Championship history, with Spain scoring four against Italy without reply. Germany coach Joachim Loew says he learned important lessons from this defeat to Cesare Prandellis Italy side.---ITALY 2, GERMANY 02006 World Cup, semifinal; July 4, 2006, in Dortmund.In the last minute of extra time, after 119 minutes of goal-less football, Fabio Grosso took a brilliant pass from Andrea Pirlo in the box and curled a left-footed shot beyond the leaping reach of goalkeeper Jens Lehmann. Alessandro Del Piero clinched the 2-0 win soon afterward with a counterattacking goal as the Germans pressed frantically to equalize. Marcello Lippis team then beat France in a penalty shoot-out in the final best remembered for the expulsion of Zinedine Zidane for his head-butt against Marco Materazzi.---ITALY 0, GERMANY 0Euro 1996, group stage; June 19, 1996, at Old Trafford, Manchester.A draw that felt like a victory for Germany. Gianfranco Zolas weakly taken penalty kick in the seventh minute was easily saved by goalkeeper Andreas Koepke. Germany also survived the expulsion of Thomas Strunz in the 59th minute. Germany advanced from the group and went on to win the tournament while Italy went home.---ITALY 1, WEST GERMANY 1Euro 1988, group stage; June 10, 1988, in Duesseldorf.In the opening match of the European Championship in the west of what was then still a Cold War-divided Germany, Roberto Mancinis first international goal gave Italy the lead after 52 minutes. West Germany equalized three minutes later when Andreas Brehme scored with a deflected shot. Both teams subsequently lost in the semifinals.---ITALY 3, WEST GERMANY 11982 World Cup, final; July 11, 1982, in Madrid.At the last World Cup with an all-leather ball, Italy was crowned champion for a third time with Paolo Rossi, Marco Tardelli and substitute Alessandro Altobelli each scoring second-half goals at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid. Paul Breitners consolation goal in the 83rd minute for West Germany was too little, too late. Antonio Cabrini also missed a penalty for Italy in the first half.---ITALY 0, WEST GERMANY 01978 World Cup, second round; June 14, 1978, in Buenos Aires.An unremarkable game to open the second group stage. The poorest German team of that era was famously beaten by Austria one week later.---ITALY 4, WEST GERMANY 31970 World Cup, semifinal; June 17, 1970, in Mexico City.In front of 102,500 people at the new Azteca Stadium, Italy triumphed in an all-time classic match with an incredible five goals in extra time. Roberto Boninsegna gave Italy the lead with a half-volleyed goal after just eight minutes. Italy defended furiously, with Roberto Rosato clearing Siegfried Helds volley off the line and West Germanys Franz Beckenbauer famously dislocating his shoulder in a second-half Italian foul. Defender Karl-Heinz Schnellinger equalized in injury time.In extra time, with Beckenbauer playing with his arm in a sling, West Germany scored first through Gerd Mueller. Four minutes later, Tarcisio Burgnich leveled for Italy. Six minutes after that, Gigi Riva gave Italy a 3-2 lead. Then, another six minutes later, Mueller equalized at 3-3.But German celebrations were quenched one minute later when Gianni Rivera scored the winner for Italy.---ITALY 0, WEST GERMANY 01962 World Cup, group match; May 31, 1962, in Santiago, Chile.The first match in the series is perhaps most remarkable for the person who was in goal and wearing the captains armband for Italy that day: Lorenzo Buffon. 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The man thanks him, they shake hands, and Lundqvist returns to his lunch.Hes dressed in black, from his New York Yankees cap to his T-shirt, to jeans -- fashionably ripped, just right -- all the way down to his shoes. On his left arm, he has a tattoo of the name and birthday of his first-born daughter, Charlise, and on the blocker side arm is an ode to his second daughter, Juli.Maybe it has something to do with his age -- his dark beard now has a few gray hairs -- or maybe its the fact that hes back in Gothenburg, eating the most Swedish of lunches, meatballs and mashed potatoes. But theres an aura of calmness around Lundqvist, 34.He also looks fit, very fit.In my last years in Sweden, I weighed about 190 pounds, he says in Swedish. Then, when I got to the NHL, I got a little heavier, year by year, until I was close to 200 pounds, where it stayed for years. My last three seasons Ive been back at 190. And now I weigh 185 pounds, which I think is a good weight for me.He says that focus on fitness has helped him keep pace an an ever-more demanding NHL.Playing in the league has become physically a lot tougher, says Lundqvist. The young players who enter the league now are much better prepared for it, and the demands are simply higher. So you have to take care of yourself.In 2012, Lundqvist -- who had been nominated in each of his first three seasons -- finally won the Vezina Trophy. He has been one of the best goalies in the world since he entered the NHL (and arguably even before that) in 2005. In fact, he had never finished outside the top six in Vezina voting since then. Until last season.Lundqvist didnt get a single vote after the 2015-16 season, despite posting the seventh-best save percentage in the league and winning 35 games, tied for fourth in the league, while facing the most shots in the NHL. His save percentage, .920, was only .01 below his career average, and only once had he posted a better even-strength save percentage than last seasons .934.So why didnt he get any love for the Vezina? Maybe Lundqvist has raised the bar a little too high. Or maybe the GMs didnt vote after the regular season after all, because Lundqvists postseason numbers werent pretty. His playoffs save percentage was .867 and his goals-against average was 4.39.Back in Gothenburg, he has made peace with the fact that the Rangers season ended way too early, as he puts it, with a first-round loss to the?Pittsburgh Penguins.It was difficult to analyze because overall, I was pretty happy with the way I played and there were some things that I did very well, but then we were steamrolled at the end. How do you grade that? he says.Hes not looking back, but hes not looking too far forward, either.Thats also tthe one piece of advice the 34-year-old veteran goaltender would give the 23-year-old Henrik Lundqvist when he entered the league.ddddddddddddLive in the now, he says. Of course I had big dreams and goals, but that makes it easy to have expectations that are too high. Maybe you forget to enjoy what you have now. You have to live in the now to truly appreciate it, but also to get the most out of yourself.We [NHLers] have it good. Its fun to play and travel and I think I appreciate it more now than when I was younger, he adds.That does sound like a wise man speaking. Hes focused on the here and now. He has been to the Stanley Cup finals, and while he wants to get back -- and win -- more than anything, he realizes that he cant force his way back.Its silly to look too much ahead. You just try to reset everything, Lundqvist says. Its a long journey there, and everything has to go our way, so you just wipe the slate clean and start from square one. And its mentally consuming to think about the playoffs now. Right now, I think of the next few weeks and coming to the rink, working out well, working on the details of my game.On Monday, Lundqvist reported to Team Swedens World Cup camp held, conveniently for him, in Gothenburg. Just like with the Rangers, all eyes will be on Lundqvist when Tre Kronor begins play. In the last best-on-best tournament, the Sochi Olympics, Sweden reached the final, as Lundqvist played every single minute of the tournament and posted a respectable .943 save percentage.Playing under pressure is a part of being a goaltender, and its inspiring to play well and be a decisive factor in the game, says Lundqvist, who also backstopped Sweden to an Olympic gold in Turin in 2006. Theres the pressure, but theres also the thrill of it.His teammates during that run included Nicklas Lidstrom, Mats Sundin?and Daniel Alfredsson. All three are now Team Sweden management advisers.I think its fun to be with the national team. Its often a little polite in the beginning, very Swedish, but the longer were together, the more we expect from each other, says Lundqvist. You need the accountability to have save success.Its players like Lundqvist who set the tone for the team that now also has a new coach, Rikard Gronborg, with experience coaching U.S. college hockey.Hes very direct, very American in that way, and he knows and understands how the NHL players want to do things, says Lundqvist. But for Sweden, the core concept is the importance of the group. Swedes always put the team first, regardless of the system we may play.Were brought up that way, but in the end, you have to win and you dont win by just having a close-knit group, he adds with a laugh.The smile is still there, and appears quickly and often. The crows feet add character to his movie-star looks. He might be older than all but one --?Roberto Luongo?-- of the goalies who did receive votes for Vezina last season, but hes still just 34. His two idols growing up were Patrick Roy and Dominik Hasek, and both were older than that when they won the Stanley Cup.Seasons do go by faster these days. Is it really my 12th NHL season? he says. That feels a little ... weird. ' ' '