Urs Fischer congratulates Dortmund on “deserved victory” | OneFootball

Mainz were second best in every criterion in their 4-0 defeat to Borussia Dortmund on Friday night. Unsurprisingly, Urs Fischer admitted the better team earned the points in his post-match interview.

“Congratulations to Niko and his team,” Fischer started his presser as his side’s winning streak came to an end against the second-placed team. “Over the course of 90 minutes, it was a deserved victory for Dortmund. However, I saw a good first half from my team.

“When you're three goals down, it becomes difficult. Defending set pieces is something we'll take with us. On the one hand, they played it cleverly. But we could've defended better with one or two goals. That will be something we'll be working on in the coming days."

Mainz will be in action on Friday night once again when they host fellow relegation-threatened side Hamburger SV next week. The 05ers are only two points ahead of Wolfsburg and Werder Bremen before the respective matchday 22 fixtures for the two clubs.