The ball rolled in four matches in the Bundesliga on Sunday. Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Eintracht Frankfurt and 1. FC Köln each celebrated three points. The voices of the games:
Gerardo Seoane (Bayer Leverkusen manager): “Overall it was a bitter afternoon for us. We are extremely disappointed with the three injuries and the defeat. We were aware that it would be a difficult game. We improved steadily and had enough chances. That was a lack of effectiveness. It was clear more in it for us.”
Steffen Baumgart (Coach 1. FC Cologne): “We got in very well and put a lot of pressure on. Then Leverkusen got in better. We’re the lucky winners today, not the better ones. Nevertheless, we’re happy that we managed to stay up here. That’s important for him FC. We acted very courageously and threw everything in.”
Oliver Glasner (Eintracht Frankfurt coach): “The deficit was a goal, after that we faltered. But we were able to shake it off. The lads did a fantastic job after half-time. Then we defended really well, that was the key to success. We’re really happy that we going into the second leg against Betis Sevilla with the next sense of achievement.”
Thomas Reis (coach VfL Bochum): “It’s very, very annoying. The game could have gone our way in the first half. You have 100 percent to make it 2-0, you have to do it – maybe you’ll get more rest then. What in the second half at the beginning “What happened shouldn’t happen to us. Unfortunately, the win is okay because of the second half.”
Marco Rose (Borussia Dortmund coach): “We did the defensive tasks very diligently. In the early stages we weren’t good with the ball. Then we got a better grip on it. We should have made it 2-0. In the end it was a victory of will, a labor victory.”
Ilia Gruev (assistant coach Arminia Bielefeld): “We’re disappointed after the game. We played well against tough opponents. It was a brave performance, but in the end we didn’t want to take something away.”
Stefan Leitl (coach SpVgg Greuther Furth): “Of course I’m very disappointed that our home series ended like this. You can lose against Leipzig, but not 6-1 at home. If you play as deep as we do, you also have to get into tackles in your own half, Otherwise you don’t stand a chance against a team like Leipzig. Every second shot from Leipzig was in the shot, so that suits our evening tonight.”
Domenico Tedesco (RB Leipzig coach): “The start of the game wasn’t so bad, of course we’re 1-0 down and we get one or two counterattacks in one situation or another afterwards. Little by little we got into the game even better. It was important that we were quick made it 1-1, otherwise it will be difficult. I think we need to score more goals, but that’s a good thing.”