Maximilian Eggestein: “It was a tough game and both sides battled hard. It could have finished differently but in the end it was us that used our chances better and so the points will stay in Bremen this time round. Both sides changed their tactics three or four times during the game. We knew that Frankfurt are a very flexible side and they showed that today. Coach wanted us to occupy the centre of the pitch and I was in the centre of that so I had to relay all the information that the coach wanted to the players to know during the game.”
Zlatko Junuzovic: “It was a hard-fought game that we managed to get the better of. We changed our system a few times over the course of the game and everyone needed to keep a cool head because of that. We needed to stay concentrated, know our positions and make the right decisions. So I take my hat off to the team as they were always ready and willing to change the system. Both goals were very lucky but we worked hard to earn that luck so again I have to say thank you to the team for putting the hard yards in today.”
Florian Kohfeldt: “There were a lot of changes that took place on both sides during the game. In the end we managed to force the win albeit with a bit of luck. In my eyes it was a classic game with two very good teams. The momentum in the game always seemed to be one way then the next so there wasn’t really any phase where one team was under sustained pressure.”
Niklas Moisander: “Again today we played with aggression and a lot of confidence, which keeps growing each week. I think it was a balanced game that could have gone either way but in the end we got the lucky goal and with it the win so we’re massively happy about that.”
Ishak Belfodil: “Frankfurt is a very strong team but we never seemed to be on the back foot for too long and we stopped them from playing as well. It was an even game but luck was on our side.”
Thomas Delaney: “It was a tough game played at a very quick pace. Both teams had phases on top but I think that on the whole we were the better side and worthy winners. We came in to the game hugely concentrated.”
Frank Baumann: “I think that the game was played with a very high level of tactical nous. Frankfurt is a team hoping for Champion League football next year and we knew how hard this game was going to be. We worked very hard for 90 minutes and got that extra bit of luck that we needed to win the game.”