A big TV audience was just one sign that 180 minutes of football for two victories have dramatically changed the mood in Germany around its national team in the run-up to the nation's hosting of the European Championships in summer.
More than 10 million people tuned into the RL broadcast of Tuesday's 2-1 comeback victory against long-time rivals the Netherlands, a market share of 41% three days after Julian Nagelsmann's team had also beaten France 2-0.
It was a dramatic swing from the November doom and gloom with defeats against Turkey and Austria in embarrassing performances from the four-time world and three time European champions - and fans turning their back on the team which went out in the group stage of the last two World Cups.
"The spirit felt completely different than in November. We hope that it will also work out from the end of May to mid-July," Nagelsmann said on Tuesday night, looking ahead at the Euros.
The Bild paper said on Wednesday that the "team sparks euphoria," the Süddeutsche Zeitung said that the team had found back to "class and substance" due to Nagelsmann's measures, and Kicker sports magazine named the young coach "the biggest winner" of the double header.
Nagelsmann had changed direction after the November debacle ended a year with just three victories from 11 matches.
He dropped established players such as Mats Hummels and Leon Goretzka, made returning Toni Kroos a leader, brought in new faces like Maximilian Mittelstädt, gave everyone a clear role, and fielded the same starting 11 on Saturday and Tuesday.
"The 10 days from a lot of fun from A to Z. The group did really, really well, they have a very good relationship with each other, but also a brutal ambition. We already had a good feeling against France. And again today," Nagelsmann said.
The 2014 World Cup winner Kroos said: "I'm proud of the team because I know that the team is coming out of a very, very difficult time."
"The good news is that we played two very, very good test matches. The bad news is that this won't earn us any points for the tournament. A lot of confidence has been built up and I hope we take that into the tournament. Then I'm convinced that we'll play a good European Championship."
The games were the last before Nagelsmann announces his provisional squad for the Euros. Final tune-up games against Ukraine and Greece are scheduled for early June before Germany open the Euros on June 14 against Scotland, with Hungary and Switzerland the other group stage opponents.
But it will now be very hard for any of the dropped players to make the Euro group of 23 players, with only winger Leroy Sane set to return after serving a red card suspension.
"If everyone stays healthy and continues to perform like this, we definitely won't be swapping ten players in the summer. Actually not even five, maybe one or two - plus injuries," Nagelsmann said.
Real Madrid's Kroos gave the team some much needed stability, and Stuttgart player Mittelstädt made the first of his first two caps as left back.
Mittelstädt's bad pass gave the Dutch an early lead but he responded in style by smashing the equalizer a few minutes later, before substitute Niclas Füllkrug grabbed a late winner for the team in their new and flashy pink shirts.
"The mistake happens, but the reaction is the most important marker, and he handled it perfectly. Now he has to keep going, then I'm confident that he'll play like that again in the summer," Nagelsmann said, naming Mittelstädt's performance "outstanding."
Mittelstädt said: I'm very happy that I then crowned myself with the goal and was able to make up for my mistake. You could see today that we didn't let anything unsettle us.
Looking at the big picture, he added: "I think the fans realise that something is happening here and that the euphoria is rising."
Or, as veteran Thomas Müller put it: "The people fancy football but they want successful football."