Germany trained in Evian-les-Bains on Friday (24th June) ahead of their upcoming Euro 2016 Round of 16 game against Slovakia in Lille.

With fitness worries over central defender Jerome Boateng, Germany coach Joachim Loew gave his players the day off onThursday.

Boateng did not take part in training on Friday.

The World Cup champions need to get through four more matches to claim their fourth European Championship title, and their first since 1996. It starts with their Round of 16 game against Slovakia in Lille on Sunday.

Boateng is bidding to overcome the calf muscle problem that forced his early substitution in the 1-0 win over Northern Ireland on Tuesday.

If he fails to recover, Benedikt Hoewedes or Shkodran Mustafi will probably partner Mats Hummels in front of goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.

Slovakia defeated Germany 3-1 in a tournament warm-up game in Augsburg on May 29 thanks to goals from Marek Hamsik, Michal Duris and Juraj Kucka.

However, Germany was missing first-team regulars Neuer, Hummels, Toni Kroos, Thomas Mueller and Mesut Oezil, and a powerful storm interrupted play for 40 minutes leaving the pitch waterlogged in places in the second half.