The reaction to the penalties in Germany vs Italy was almost as enjoyable as the shootout itself

That was something else.

After a cagey 1-1 draw and 30 minutes of uneventful extra time, Germany vs. Italy exploded in one of the most engaging penalty shootouts in tournament history. This wasn't the calm and collected Germany penalty-taking side we knew. Or the coolly efficient Italian penalty-taking outfit from Euro 2000. Germany vs. Italy in the Euro 2016 quarter finals was nothing short of chaos. https://twitter.com/whatahowler/status/749359017462370305 Some were rather to the point with their advice. https://twitter.com/JohnnyTheNic/status/749358524791197696 The #scenes began right around the time Muller missed his penalty... https://twitter.com/PsykoUK/status/749359421260693504 https://twitter.com/MiguelDelaney/status/749357187764543489 And it didn't get any better when Ozil missed his https://twitter.com/Huuurrley/status/749360120082169860 https://twitter.com/arrsnal/status/749361542492225536 At one point it looked like Italy would gain the upper hand as Neuer was only leaning to his right. https://twitter.com/MiguelDelaney/status/749358466465136640 But neither team could capitalise. We eventually did reach a 5-5 draw, but both sides had taken EIGHT penalties to get that point. Everyone was floundering. https://twitter.com/RyanRosenblatt/status/749358225615491072 Graziano Pelle, who is fond of chipping the keeper, tried to outsmart Neuer, but then only managed to send his penalty wide. https://twitter.com/M_Sarfo15/status/749359566261981184 https://twitter.com/JackBaker1311/status/749360929905774601 Bastian Schweinsteiger had match point for Germany, but then shot his penalty clear over the bar. https://twitter.com/flashboy/status/749358082464030722 https://twitter.com/steamedhamsjpeg/status/749362628754018305 Then it came to Simone Zaza, who was brought on late in extra time to take a penalty. It cued derision for its prolonged run up. https://twitter.com/RM_Insider/status/749361902023696384 https://twitter.com/DanThomasESPN/status/749361786768547840 And after Matteo Darmian fluffed his lines, that would be all she wrote for Italy.  It ended as it always does: with the Germans winning on penalties. 6-5 and Die Mannschaft roll onto a semi-final where they will play the winner of France vs. Iceland. HOWEVER... https://twitter.com/RobHarris/status/749359522603556866 All in all, it was really rather fun.