After an outstanding first half, in which five of their own goals had already been scored, a furious BVB defeated VfL Wolfsburg at home 6:1 (5:0). Head coach Marco Rose was accordingly satisfied. On the other hand, the relief felt by Hertha coach Felix Magath after the important away win at FC Augsburg was huge. The votes on the 30th Bundesliga matchday:
Union Berlin – Eintracht Frankfurt 2:0
Urs Fischer (Coach Union Berlin): “That was a great first half for us, the team did very well there. They kept stressing the opponents out. In the second half we were too passive, we chased the ball more and that took a lot of strength. That was it not in the way we planned, we’ll address that too.”
Oliver Glasner (Eintracht Frankfurt coach): “It was very clear today that we weren’t physically and mentally able to pull off our best performance. I take that on my head 100 percent. I didn’t succeed, after the last few weeks and what’s been going on here everything has happened to prepare the lads so that we can get to where we are today. The players tried everything again and gave everything after falling behind. In the second half we kept running, but we found it difficult to find space and creating clear chances to score.”
TSG Hoffenheim – SpVgg Greuther Furth 0-0
Sebastian Hoeness (TSG Hoffenheim coach): “That’s not enough. We’re very disappointed with the result. We lack a bit of conviction. In a game like this you have to force a goal.”
Stefan Leitl (coach SpVgg Greuther Furth): “I’m not entirely dissatisfied. All in all, it was a good defensive performance from my team. We played on an equal footing. We don’t take the point undeservedly.”
Arminia Bielefeld – Bayern Munich 0:3
Frank Kramer (coach Arminia Bielefeld): “There were some tight situations. If we want to have the chance to get something, then such situations have to work for us. The team didn’t give up. We want and should score points in the next game in Cologne. The results didn’t run for us this weekend.”
Julian Nagelsmann (Coach FC Bayern Munich): “We had a very good 20 minutes to start. Unfortunately it was only 1-0. That’s why the opponent believed in it again. We then lost structure a little. But overall it was a deserved win. We’re happy that we can now have this match point game against Dortmund.”
Borussia Monchengladbach – 1. FC Cologne 1:3
Adi Hütter (Borussia Mönchengladbach coach)
… about the game: “We actually came in quite well. But we just let Modeste stand there with the first shot on goal. You just have to apologize to the fans and the spectators for our performance today. We wanted to approach it and the opponent in a completely different way put us under pressure and we didn’t manage to do that. We could have made up so much again today, but we didn’t manage to keep the momentum.”
… on the mistakes: “The way we played against Cologne is not what I want to see. I want to see attractive and inspiring football. It’s inexplicable because we’ve shown it lately, but this performance is also It’s hard to explain. In the first few minutes we let ourselves be taken aback and that just doesn’t work.”
Steffen Baumgart (Coach 1. FC Cologne)…
on his team’s performance: “The lads played a very, very good game. We’re happy about the deserved victory. It’s not just the derby win that gives us a boost, but also the realization that we’ve managed to play football very well . We take that as a nice snapshot. The lads have been playing well all season, let’s hope they can do that for the last four games.”
… to cheer with the fans: “It doesn’t often happen to us that you win the two derbies, and also like we won them. And then it’s good that you, as a coach, can go to the fans , there are enough situations where you don’t want to go. At the moment it’s nice to go to the Cologne curve. In football you should enjoy what you’re allowed to do. And today we’re allowed to do that. And that’s why we do it too.”
… to the hat he gave away: “It’s interesting that it’s a Gladbach fan, at least that’s what I had the feeling. We spoke briefly and as a coach you don’t always have boys behind you who are quite fair. But it was good against Gladbach and that’s why I gave him a sign. I hope he’ll be happy to accept it.”
Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Moenchengladbach)
… to celebrate the people of Cologne: “It hurts to look there.”
… to the criticism of the fans: “Of course it hurts, but that’s part of it because we win and lose together. I have to honestly say that I felt in the dressing room that it was really burning here – and how we went into it I thought the game was good too. But then we just conceded goals where the opponent didn’t have to do anything. It’s far too easy. There wasn’t much resistance. I think we got more shots on goal, but that is then only a tralala by the way.We have planned a lot, but we have not been able to implement it.
… on the course of the game: “The game is not decided after the first goal conceded. I have a huge chance to make it 2-1, and if we score the goal then everyone knows that there will be another jolt. But as I said, offensively we put everything aside. But we get goals too easily, the opponent doesn’t have to do anything for the goal. And that just doesn’t work in the Bundesliga. It punishes every team.”
Florian Kainz (goal scorer 1. FC Cologne) …
… to Baumgart’s jubilation among the fans: “I think he was once, but he doesn’t usually do that. But of course I’m happy for him too, he deserves it.”
… on the flanks: “I think the wing game has been our game all season. With Modeste and Andersson we have great penalty area strikers inside and you can also see how many goals Modeste has already scored – also with a header. Me I think it distinguishes us that we combine well and get over the wing. It worked great again. We train for that all week and when moves like this work out, we’re all the happier.”
… about statistics: “Of course I’m happy that I scored, but today it was important that we win the game as a team. We were hot all week and at the beginning of the week we have a long analysis of the last one We had a game that we won, but it didn’t go as we had imagined, so we’ve been training well all week.”
… on the atmosphere: “Great. It’s great fun with so many fans away from home. It’s been a long time since the stadiums were full. The atmosphere was different due to Corona. And now we’re of course happy that “Our fans are represented away from home again and our home games are always amazing anyway. Of course, I’m also happy for the fans that they can now take part in a season like this, because last season wasn’t easy.”
… on the goal of Europe: “We will attack and have now taken the first step. We have set ourselves a new goal and are motivated. We still have interesting games and then see what comes of it.”
FSV Mainz 05 – VfB Stuttgart 0:0
Bo Svensson (FSV Mainz 05 coach): “It wasn’t a good game for us in the first half. We lacked a lot of what we usually do. The second half was better. We also created good chances to score in the second half. The draw is fair.”
Pellegrino Matarazzo (VfB Stuttgart coach): “We saw a fair draw. It was a poor first half with both teams neutralizing each other. We started the second half well. After that we struggled to create chances. All in all, it’s a deserved point .”
FC Augsburg – Hertha BSC 0:1
Markus Weinzierl (FC Augsburg coach): “Of course we’re disappointed, it was an unnecessary defeat and a typical 0-0 game. Hertha stunned our rhythm with a lot of tackles and we didn’t manage to create scoring chances against the compact defence. We were the less fortunate team today , a very bitter defeat.”
Felix Magath (Hertha BSC coach): “I can only thank my colleagues, the fitness trainers and the fans who have supported us here. It was a 90-minute fight for us and the win was vital. In the last half hour we were just under pressure and we’re dealing with fight and Luck brought the stage. It wasn’t an undeserved win, but an important one and a happy one.”
Borussia Dortmund – VfL Wolfsburg 6: 1
Marco Rose (Borussia Dortmund coach): “We played very dominantly, we had a lot of grip, we enjoyed playing and we scored nice goals. Tom Rothe’s goal also fits into the day. All in all we gave the fans a nice Holy Saturday.”
Florian Kohfeldt (coach VfL Wolfsburg): “There’s not much to say. In the first half it was a desolate performance in everything that a football game demands. These troughs have to end. It was a very poor performance from us.”
SC Freiburg – VfL Bochum 3:0
Christian Streich (Coach SC Freiburg): “Today we were a lot better in terms of football than we were last time in Frankfurt. We were very alert in crucial situations and strong in the tackle. We played a great game.”
Thomas Reis (coach VfL Bochum): “We were completely inferior in every respect. We couldn’t hold back at any stage of the game. We were completely inferior. We made simple mistakes. We didn’t feel like we won a duel in the centre.”