Borussia Dortmund has to cope with a setback in the Bundesliga. In the away game at 1. FC Köln, BVB lost 3-2 in the end despite leading at half-time. FC Schalke 04 also lost their Sunday game against FC Augsburg with the same result. The votes on the 8th Bundesliga matchday:
FC Schalke 04 – FC Augsburg 2:3
Frank Kramer (coach FC Schalke 04): “Of course we’re disappointed. We fought our way back into the game, invested a lot of energy, that was great. Augsburg was very effective. If we had a majority, we should have made more of it because the lads were too restless. We would have earned more than leaving the field as a loser.”
Enrico Maassen (FC Augsburg coach): “I’m very happy that we were able to win the game. It was clear that it would be an explosive duel, very emotional. We played resolutely, had depth in our game, but that was gone after 30 minutes. After the two bitter ones Despite the setbacks with the 2:2 and the yellow-red card, we remained stable. Then we got another chance and took it and therefore deserved to win.”
Hertha BSC 1-1 TSG Hoffenheim
Sandro Schwarz (Hertha BSC coach): “We were too passive from the 20th and 25th minute and consequently conceded a goal. After a throw-in situation we reacted very well and made it 1-1. We’re very good in the second half They came well, were very active. The game got wild at the back. In the end I think it was a fair result.”
Andre Breitenreiter (TSG Hoffenheim coach): “Maybe it’s a fair result in the end. I think we played a really good away game, especially in the first half. From my point of view, we missed out on deciding the game. In the second half, Hertha put a lot more pressure on us and we were too passive, this phase lasted too long. Overall I’m not satisfied, but for the most part I’m certainly satisfied with the performance of my team.”
Werder Bremen – Borussia Monchengladbach – 5:1
Ole Werner (Werder Bremen coach): “We got off to a good start and turned the game in our direction early on. It was a successful evening with a great team performance. Sometimes we were close to how we would ideally like to play.”
Daniel Farke (Borussia Monchengladbach coach): “We missed everything in the first quarter of an hour, we weren’t ourselves. We just didn’t put our plan into practice. After being down 4-0, it was clear to us that you couldn’t actually win the game at Bundesliga level can.”
1. FC Cologne – Borussia Dortmund – 3:2
Steffen Baumgart (Coach 1. FC Cologne): “Dortmund was better in the first half, also in terms of scoring chances. In the first 20 minutes of the second half it was a really good game from us, we could have scored the fourth goal. After the 3-2 we had too a bit of luck.”
Edin Terzic (Borussia Dortmund coach): “It’s very disappointing for us, it’s very bitter. We showed a very good first half. We addressed exactly what shouldn’t happen at half-time. We weren’t ready in the first 15, 20 minutes of the second half , to show toughness in a tackle. In a very important phase of the game we weren’t ready to defend our goal. We didn’t have the intensity there.”
Eintracht Frankfurt – Union Berlin – 2:0
Oliver Glasner (Eintracht Frankfurt coach): “It was a deserved win for 90 minutes. It was a focused performance, we were always alert on the defensive, controlled the pace. We were calm and then kept pushing the pace change. That was very good. After the exclusion we defended with everything we have.”
Urs Fischer (Coach Union Berlin): “We were good for the first ten minutes, then it got less. Then Frankfurt put the basics on the pitch in the way we actually imagine. We didn’t get the basics on the pitch that usually characterize us. Frankfurt was more alert, faster and sharper. That’s why Frankfurt deserved the win.”
FC Bayern Munich – Bayer Leverkusen – 4:0
Julian Nagelsmann (Bayern Munich coach): “The style was good. You can tell in every game that the players are fully involved. That was very satisfactory today. We also defended very solidly.”
Gerardo Seoane (Bayer Leverkusen manager): “There’s a lot to talk about after every game. With the early goal, it was the worst possible scenario for us. We didn’t get into the tackles. It’s a question of will. We didn’t have the necessary aggressiveness. It’s also a mental process.”
RB Leipzig – VfL Bochum – 4: 0
Marco Rose (RB Leipzig coach): “It was a good game for us. It was important not to concede a goal. We scored four goals and conceded very little. Two attacking players scored in Timo and Christo. I still have to say that Andre Silva played very well. Overall it was a solid team performance. An important win at the beginning of this difficult block.”
Thomas Letsch (coach VfL Bochum): “The conclusion is relatively simple. There are no two opinions either. We were inferior to the opponent in every respect. I will be careful not to talk about the opponent. We have to look at ourselves. We gave the opponent far too much space and Leipzig invited to score goals. It could have been even more.”
VfL Wolfsburg – VfB Stuttgart – 3:2
Niko Kovac (VfL Wolfsburg coach): “We saw a very good Wolfsburg team, they wanted to win and they believed in it until the end. We’re happy and we’re happy, but it’s only three points. It wasn’t all bad before and not everything is great now. “
Pellegrino Matarazzo (VfB Stuttgart coach): “Obviously we’re very disappointed, all three goals we conceded were avoidable. But we’ve already shown that we’re always capable of getting back up. It’s in our DNA. I believe we can do it now.”
SC Freiburg – FSV Mainz 05 – 2:1
Christian Streich (Coach SC Freiburg): “I thought we had more chances to score than Mainz, and good chances at that. We have to get the goal. In the end, when the balls fly into the penalty area, we’re lucky and couldn’t complain if it was 2-2 out. But overall it’s not undeserved.”
Bo Svensson (FSV Mainz 05 coach): “It was very difficult for us, it started badly with the early goal. That wasn’t planned. Overall, we didn’t defend well in a couple of situations. We’re actually almost okay with both goals, but goals still come. Otherwise I was We weren’t too dissatisfied with phases of our game. The second half was more energetic and we scored the goal. We thought we could take a point until the end.”