Germany striker Miroslav Klose says the three-times European champions must raise their game if they are going to win the Euro 2008 crown in Sunday's final.

Bayern Munich defender Philipp Lahm hit a 90th minute winner to finally break Turkey's spirit after Turkish playmaker Semih Senturk had equalised just four minutes from time to make it 2-2 to set up a dramatic finish.

Germany will face either Russia or Spain in Sunday's final and after a lacklustre first-half performance im Basel, Klose says they must fight much harder if they are to add a fourth European crown.

"We're near the summit, but it remains to be seen if we can make it to the top," said the Bayern Munich striker who scored Germany's second goal with a bullet-like header.

"I think we need to make a bigger effort in the final.

"The Turks played with real fire, they had real belief.

"I think it showed our strength that we still made a comeback, and scored several goals with so few opportunities.

"We had a lot of lows in the game, we didn't convert our chances, we didn't go hard in the personal battles and hung back from the challenges."

Germany captain Michael Ballack said he had no preference which team his side face in Vienna on Sunday for the European title, but they needed to re-group first.

"Our legs were a bit heavier, the team are tired, but we're happy, we're in the final and that's what counts," said the Chelsea midfielder.

"We're going to take a break for a few days and build up our strength because we'll need it."

And Germany coach Joachim Loew admitted he would be smoking his customary cigarette to recover from the drama of the late win.

"I'm a little knackered from the game, it was an incredible battle," said Loew, who was suspended for the quarter-final win over Portugal and had to watch the game from the stands at the St Jakob-Park Stadium.

"There was incredible suspense right up until the last minute, but we made it and of course we're happy.

"The players are quited tired, they've worked hard in the last few weeks but of course they're also overjoyed.

"We have this winner's mentality and our aim is to win on Sunday.

"It was a confusing game for everyone, the Turks kept coming at us.

"We had a few opportunities, it was an open game.

"We were always passing the ball back and forth, there was maybe no clear structure in our game, but our team demonstrated great moral."

And Loew said he was pleased Germany forged a win despite their below-par performance.

"Throughout the tournament, we had one or two games where we weren't that great but we've made it to the final and that is the mark of a good side."