Thomas Muller joked that Lukas Podolski's fairytale farewell to international football was plucked from a script too cheesy for his liking.
Podolski, playing his 130th and final game for Germany, scored a stunning winner in a celebratory 1-0 success over England in Dortmund on Wednesday.
"You couldn't write a better script," Muller is quoted as saying by the German Football Association (DFB). "If I was the director, I would find it too cheesy. No one would believe it!
"Now it's about enjoying it all. Normally the stadium is empty 10 minutes after the final whistle, but everyone is still here to celebrate Poldi. It's outstanding.
"Poldi is a special one, a special kind. You do not make 130 appearances just like that. We will miss him at the coming tournaments."
