JOACHIM LOW’S GERMANY have now gone over seven games without conceding a single goal, having beaten England 1-0 in Dortmund on Wednesday.
Gareth Southgate took charge for the first time following his official appointment as Three Lions boss, but his side were unable to break down a stringent Germany backline.
Lukas Podolski, marking his final game in international football, struck a second-half winner to secure a narrow 1-0 lead in the friendly at Signal Iduna Park.
It also marked the eighth consecutive fixture in which England failed to keep a clean sheet against Germany, and their third defeat in four meetings between the two sides.
Former Arsenal man Podolski won his 130th cap for his country and bowed out with a spectacular strike from distance – his 49th of his international career – before leaving the pitch on 83 minutes to a standing ovation.