Reactions to the 2-0 win over Bergamo: “All in all, we’re satisfied” | OneFootball

Although the lead-up was far from optimal because the team bus was stuck in traffic for over an hour and, despite the rescheduling of the game start, had only a relatively short time to warm up, Borussia Dortmund secured a 2-0 home victory against Atalanta Bergamo in the Champions League playoffs on Tuesday evening. After the final whistle, satisfaction prevailed at BVB, even though there could have been a bit more.

"I would have liked us to score another goal in the second half. I think we had one or two chances that we could have taken. A 2-0 is a bit tricky," Julian Brandt lamented a little on the BVB homepage about not securing an even better starting position. "We were very active, moved very well. We knew that Atalanta defends one-on-one. We often moved out of positions. Overall, we are satisfied and will head to Bergamo next week with confidence," Brandt ultimately concluded on a positive note.

The same goes for coach Niko Kovac, who reserved critical words for internal analysis: "I am very satisfied – we played good football, scored two goals, and worked well in the second half. We worked very hard on some things that we did well tonight."

Sebastian Kehl expects a "huge fight"

Similar to Brandt, Sebastian Kehl was pleased with the victory but also acted as a cautionary voice: "I am happy, but in the end, I remain sober because I know that we have only played the first half. We have a very, very tough task in Bergamo next week," said the BVB sporting director, who expects anything but a walk in the park in Northern Italy.

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"You could see today that Atalanta has a good team, and they will challenge us there as well. It was a close game at times. We allowed very little overall, but we must prepare for a huge fight next week. We have to be there from the first minute – only then will we advance to the next round as hoped," Kehl made it clear six days before the second leg that 100 percent will be needed again to progress to the round of 16 as hoped.

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