Philipp Bargfrede: “We carried out the boss’s game plan really well. We were organised, compact and didn’t give away many chances, particularly in the first half. Obviously Dortmund had more of the ball and increased the pressure after the break, we expected that though. We stood up to them well. And to come back from the unlucky goal we conceded was great. We definitely deserved to win.”
Theodor Gebre Selassie: “We came here to win. We did that, even though we did get a tad lucky with that Dortmund chance. We knew that Dortmund were on a bad run and we wanted to use that to our advantage.”
Zlatko Junuzovic: “It was a really intense game but it was a lot of fun. The system we played was good and we were really courageous. We obviously knew how strong Dortmund would be in attack, if we let them into the game. We also knew that they are a bit susceptible in defence. Therefore we wanted to break quickly and drive into the space. We did that well but we could have been a bit more calm on the counter to properly make the most of them. But I didn’t think at any point today that we would concede another goal. And differently to in previous games, we were able to play the game out and hold onto the win.”
Maximilian Eggestein: “The first half was really good and we remained organised in the second. We were set out to deal with every situation really well today. We knew that BVB weren’t on great form and that they might be tired after their game during the week. The fact that the home fans were booing and didn’t get behind their team after we went into the lead played into our hands, to be honest.”
Florian Kohfeldt: “The boys did brilliantly to follow the game plan and they all supported each other. Some stuff went against us today with the two injuries and the equaliser after the break but the team pulled together to fight back constantly. That shows the character of this team. The boys carried out the game plan to the letter in the first half so they prevented Dortmund from having many chances. After the break we reacted to the Dortmund pressure really well. I am really happy with the performance.”
Frank Baumann: “The whole week of training leading up to the game was very good. We rarely let BVB have space today and we dealt with Dortmund’s pressing game really well. They did still have a few big chances – especially just before we took the lead again. We were frustrated about that.”
