Fabio Capello believes England will fail to reach the Euro 2012 final even if they beat Italy in Sunday s quarter-final.
Roy Hodgson s side face Italy in Kiev after winning Group D and are in a buoyant mood, with the former West Brom boss still unbeaten with the national team.
But Capello, the man Hodgson replaced, is predicting a Germany-Spain final while also admitting he has mixed emotions ahead of the clash between his native country and former team.
I have contrasting sentiments about Sunday s game, the 66-year-old told the Mirror.
I worked with England for four years and I can t easily forget that. However, Spain and Germany will be the two finalists at Euro 2012.
Germany face Greece on Friday, with Spain playing France on Saturday, and…