All the old problems were there to see.
Germany's uninspired showing in a 3-3 draw with Ukraine was just the latest example of the team's struggles, leaving it in a state of alarm one year before the country hosts the European Championship.
Only Kai Havertz prevented worse for the team on Tuesday, when he came on as a substitute and pulled a goal back, then forced the penalty from which Joshua Kimmich nabbed the equalizer in injury time.
It prevented Germany's second straight defeat after the 3-2 loss at home against Belgium in March, but it did little to address recurrent problems and doubts about coach Hansi Flick's ability to address them.
Flick sat stone-faced after Havertz and Kimmich's goals, unable to take pleasure in either after what he had seen before.
The German soccer federation stuck with Flick as coach after Germany's World Cup flop in Qatar, bringing in former national team striker and coach Rudi Völler as sporting director to support him as Oliver Bierhoff's successor.
But so far there has been no sign that any of the team's problems in Qatar have been addressed. Instead, it was a familiar tale of Germany dominating possession and creating chances while still prone to costly mistakes. Mistakes led to all three Ukrainian goals.
A wayward pass from Julian Brandt led to Viktor Tsyhankov's equalizer, another mistake from Nico Schlotterbeck preceded Ukraine's second goal, and Brandt's difficult ball for Matthias Ginter led to the third - again scored by Tsyhankov.
"That's what we need cut out - the mistakes at the back and at the front," Kimmich said after preventing what would have been Ukraine's first ever win over Germany.
The result did not hide the team's shortcomings. Germany made a good start but lacked precision and then failed to make headway against the visitors' hardworking defense once they had settled into the game.