Reactions: “In the end, we were one goal better” | OneFootball

Sebastian Kehl (in the mixed zone): “I’m very happy with the three points today. We’ve achieved our goal. We have to put it into perspective. We can play better football, we only created a few chances. But we’re also in a very intense period. We played over 120 minutes in Frankfurt three days ago. Despite the changes, we didn't really get in the game. But we kept another clean sheet, we won 1-0 and took three points. Serhou (Guirassy, ed.) scored another goal. That was important for him and for the team. And then you can just live with the result."

Niko Kovac (on Sky): "We knew about the situation in Augsburg, so we knew it wasn't going to be a beautiful game, but an intense one. We were just that little bit better thanks to Serhou's goal. Everything else was certainly a lot of fighting and a lot of struggle on both sides. We had 120 minutes behind us (on Tuesday, ed.). We need our striker, we need Serhou. He’s the one who can guarantee us points. The more he scores, the easier it is for us to win games. He hasn’t scored in recent weeks, which made it more difficult for us. Today, he scored the decisive goal. We kept a clean sheet, which is good.”

Gregor Kobel (on Sky): "My teammates in front of me did very, very well. That's the key this season. We are very stable defensively, the opposition get few chances and score few goals. It takes everyone to win a game like this in the end. We have very good team chemistry. In games like today's, you see it even more because they are difficult games. It was the same after 120 minutes of battle in Frankfurt, where the energy is lacking. It was difficult, we struggled. You have games like that during the season. The fact that we keep it tight at the back and score up front because we have a top striker: that's exactly what it comes down to. “

Pascal Gross (on Sky): “These are three important points. You have to win games like this away from home. We didn’t manage that last year. Augsburg were desperate to turn things around. You have to hold out against that. And in the end, we were one goal better. It was an absolute battle. We’re coming off the back of a busy period. Three points are hugely important. We fought hard for the win. I’m especially happy for Serhou (Guirassy, ed.), because he’s extremely important to us. When he doesn’t score, people talk about it because he’s set the bar so high. He stayed calm and scored the goal. It's that enormous quality that earned us three points today.”

Transcribed by Boris Rupert