Despite a little trepidation before their World Cup opener, Germany emerged unscathed with the prize of a 4 - 0 win.

But was it a case that Germany was so strong or more a reality that Portugal were so weak?

On the latest episode of Team 33 we were delighted to welcome back Sky Sports Germany's Chief Football correspondent Gernot Bauer to cast his expert eye over Die Mannschaft.

We asked him about the recalibration of expectations in Germany and whether the four centre-back defence is strong enough to cope if they face stronger sides.

Gernot also spoke about what Germany loses when a fully fit Bastian Schweinsteiger is absent from starting XI and also discussed whether Mesut Ozil had the potential to be a leader.

Plus he describes hat-trick hero Thomas Muller as less a False 9 than a Crazy 13.

Listen to the full chat on the podcast player above or subscribe to Team 33 podcasts via iTunes for free.