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Sebastian Kehl (on DAZN): “That was a well-deserved victory. We scored four goals. The atmosphere was good. In the middle, we had a period where things got a bit shaky. But overall, we are satisfied with the performance, and I think everyone is going home happy today. Overall, we have become very stable, and not conceded many goals. There was an element of slapstick comedy today, you have to say. Niki (Niklas Süle) hits it at Waldi (Waldemar Anton), who in turn hits it at Niki, who hits it at Waldi again, and then the ball falls right where we want it. Not bad. We have one defeat in the last 18 competitive games. That shows that we are on a really good path, but that we have to continue to work well without the ball, above all.”

Niko Kovac (on DAZN): “We controlled the game in the first half. In the second half, we were a bit too passive, gave the ball away too quickly, and wobbled a bit. Then you need goals like that, which normally never go in. Serhou (Guirassy) is credited with the goal, and that's fine. You need luck in the Champions League too. We have really good depth in the squad, and you need that if you have to play every three days. That is why it is a good thing that we made some changes today. Incidentally: Bilbao made six changes. That is part of football today. Now we still have Leipzig, then it's all about the national teams. You have to make changes. Schlotti (Nico Schlotterbeck) is coming back after five and a half months. The danger of him running into a muscular injury was just too great after two 90-minute games.”

Julian Brandt (on DAZN): “At the end of the day, we are satisfied with the result. We were very solid in the first half, were very good at the back, and went into the half-time break 1-0 up. I think that we can play with even more tempo at home, especially in the first half. In the second half, it was all a bit chaotic. We were lucky with the disallowed goal to make it 2-2. During that period, we allowed things to become exciting. In the end, we score two more goals to bring the result clearly over the line.”

Marcel Sabitzer (in the mixed zone): “The first half in particular was quite good. We controlled the game and actually started well after the break and made it 2-0. After that, we had to fight again, because they just had the upper hand. But then with two goals at the end, we took a good step. We have another game in three days. If we always concentrate until the end, we will definitely be doing ourselves a favour.”

Nico Schlotterbeck (on DAZN): “We are very happy with the victory. Towards the end, it became unnecessarily dangerous again. But all in all, it was a well-deserved win, and with four points from two games, we are quite satisfied. To concede the first goal in a long time is a shame and annoying. 2-0 is a dangerous scoreline. You feel confident, but they started to play, and then they had nothing to lose. They played better in the second half than in the first. In the end, we brought it comfortably over the line.”

Daniel Svensson (on DAZN): “It’s always nice to play games like that. The Champions League is the biggest stage. Overall, the team performed well, and of course I am very pleased with my goal. We played a good first half, had many chances in and around the area. Then, in the second half, they played better. We fought. It was hard for us. It was a hard-won victory.”

Transcribed by Boris Rupert