Germany national team head coach Joachim Low praised his team’s positive reaction after their first game back from World Cup heartache ended in a goalless draw against France.
"Our performance was important. It was important to show a reaction," Low told reporters.
"And, I think, the team did well. We could have scored some goals against the World Cup winners."
"We knew that France would pack their half with 10 players. It was important to have a defensive stability, to not let them hit us on the counter-attack," Low said.
"This is France's biggest quality, we defended it well. It was okay defensively and that's a starting-point."
"It would be naive to believe that one match has erased everything from the World Cup," he added.
"It's a long process, we can only rehabilitate ourselves at the next tournament."