After FC Bayern failed against Borussia Mönchengladbach at the beginning of the second half of the season, RB Leipzig clearly won their duel with Mainz 05 on Saturday. BVB celebrated an emotional success at Eintracht Frankfurt. The votes for the 18th Bundesliga matchday:
Eintracht Frankfurt – BVB 2: 3
Oliver Glasner (trainer Eintracht Frankfurt) …
… about the game: “Such top games are often decided by little things. We have a huge chance of making it 3-0, then we make a mistake and Dortmund is back in the game. The pressure then got bigger and bigger. Mistakes happen, but we have to each other accuse that we managed too much. We kept playing back to Kevin Trapp, who could only knock the ball out for a long time. We had a lot of good ball wins in the second half, but we weren’t looking for the way forward. We wanted to manage and were punished for it. That is very bitter, because I’ve seen my team perform well over long stretches. “
… on Lindström’s big chance: “He didn’t hit the ball properly. He wanted to slip it past, but then didn’t hit it the way he wanted. Something like that happens. Mistakes happen, so we don’t blame him.”
… on Frankfurt’s development (before the game): “We worked out a way of playing together. Security and positioning were important points. The victories gave the necessary self-confidence, but it was a long process with many games and training sessions and video analysis. We have a great team that implemented everything superbly. “
… to Sebastian Rode (before the game): “He’s extremely important to us. He’s an absolute leader both on and off the pitch.”
Timothy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt) …
… on the reasons for the defeat: “We still had good chances after the break and we missed deciding the game. We then lost the structure and also the power. We didn’t hold the balls and didn’t have it anymore managed to play our counterattacks. We had gaps that were way too big and acted a bit headless. “
… to the scuffles after the final whistle: “Everything is settled. In the game the emotions boil a little high. We are in the back and upset about every cheering, but in the end everything is okay.”
Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt) on the game: “In the end we ran out of breath a little and we only played backwards. In the first half we got much better in depth. We couldn’t do that anymore and BVB came in better and better. It was ours It’s to blame that we didn’t play any further. We have to keep playing on the third goal after the 2-0 win, that’s a learning process that we still have to continue. Dortmund had more possession, but no consistent chances BVB got better and better. With their quality they are always able to score goals. “
Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) …
… about the game: “We had another quarter of an hour in which we are not up to date and conceding goals that are too easy. We had a good start to the game and the entire second half was a strong reaction. We have a hot and emotional one Won. “
… on the simple goals against: “That is the really big issue for us. We are not allowed to give away any goals. We constantly concede goals from situations where no goals are allowed. That was the case with both goals today, that’s in Berlin and Munich happen. It happens to us far too often. We have to put stability at the top of our agenda if we want to achieve something. “
… at the half-time address by Marco Rose: “He said that we have to get the things from the first 15 and last ten minutes of the first half onto the pitch and that we will then get our chances. We had to make it, a dominant one Getting onto the pitch at halftime and by and large we managed to do that. “
Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) …
… about the game: “These victories are particularly tasty. We wanted to start the second half of the season with a win and we did it. After the first half, I don’t know who believed it, but we as a team believed it. We did Then after the break it was great. In the end we deserved to win. “
… on the simple goals conceded: “We conceded too many goals this season. We wanted to improve that today, but we didn’t manage to do that. We talk about it a lot and work a lot. I can’t say why it is. Fact is we have to concede fewer goals because we can’t always score three goals. I hope that will improve in the future. “
… on the championship fight: “We have to look at ourselves. We always talk about Bayern, but we have to look at ourselves. We have to try to win every game and then we’ll see where we stand at the end.”
Marco Rose (coach Borussia Dortmund) …
… about the game: “Today’s game was an example of what it can and should look like. We came in very well, we got a standard goal and made too many mistakes. Still, the first half wasn’t bad. But it’s too easy to be dangerous against us, you have to honestly admit. We wanted to stick with it and the guys did well. After the goal, the belief was back and that we turned the game should show the guys that the issue of attitude is very much It’s worth it. I also call for sustainability on this topic. “
… to the jubilation after the winning goal: “It was nice and important, but with fans it would have been even more emotional. Without fans, everything is missing in this sport.”
… on Dortmund’s defensive (before the game): “An old saying goes that the offensive games and the defensive championships win. If we concede too many goals, we always have to score double or triple and that doesn’t always work, of course Good. We analyzed where there was a problem on the defensive. We have to defend our goal better and take on more responsibility in our own half. “
… to Julian Brandt (before the game): “We don’t have to discuss Julian’s qualities. He played much more consistently with the ball in the first half of the season, but I would like him to be consistent against the ball too. He has to get better in the duels, but the first step in the first half of the season wasn’t bad. “
SC Freiburg – Arminia Bielefeld 2-2
Christian Streich (coach SC Freiburg): “Both goals are not so nice when you look at them. After the 2-1, Bielefeld smelled a fuse and we weren’t good enough anymore. We have to live with the point. It’s not the end of the world, but it’s a bit of a shame. “
Frank Kramer (trainer Arminia Bielefeld): “We are very happy that we were able to take away one point that we had to work hard for. It hasn’t looked that good for a long time. We are glad that the team showed morale and character. It is not a matter of course if you can was 0-2 behind at SC Freiburg. “
SpVgg Greuther Fürth – VfB Stuttgart 0-0
Stefan Leitl (coach SpVgg Greuther Fürth): “Congratulations to my team. Of course I’m happy that it was zero again. All in all, it was a fair draw. We had to put a lot of effort into being able to create compactness and stability. Our offensive game obviously suffers from that, but What is important in our phase is stability. “
Pellegrino Matarazzo (coach VfB Stuttgart): “We are of course not entirely satisfied with the result. We allowed a few chances that Florian Müller kept us in the game. We didn’t use our chances in the second half either. We set ourselves a lot more, it did unfortunately did not work. “
RB Leipzig – FSV Mainz 05 4: 1
Domenico Tedesco (trainer RB Leipzig): “In the initial phase Mainz delivered well and pressed up. I don’t think we saw the forest for the trees sometimes. The red card, we don’t need to talk about it, naturally helped. If it hadn’t existed, it would still be there 1-0 for us because the ball would have gone into the goal. But we controlled it well afterwards. “
Bo Svensson (Trainer FSV Mainz 05): “There were two different phases in the game. In the first we got into the game well and put our opponents under pressure. Then there was a game-changing scene with Hack’s mistake and the red card plus a penalty. Outnumbered, it’s natural for our game difficult. After that it was of course a different game. “
TSG Hoffenheim – FC Augsburg 2-1
Sebastian Hoeneß (Trainer TSG Hoffenheim): “I think we played football very, very well at times. The bottom line is that the win is well deserved. Third place is, to a certain extent, confirmation of the good path we have taken.”
Markus Weinzierl (FC Augsburg coach): “After our opening goal we had the game under control until the 30th minute. The one-two before the break hurt us. That was decisive. All in all, we lost to a very, very good Hoffenheim team.”
Bayer Leverkusen – Union Berlin 2-2
Gerardo Seoane (coach Bayer Leverkusen): “From our side it was a good first half, a lot of control with the ball and little allowed. But we weren’t efficient enough in the end. The team lost the line in the second half, also because of the goal. One or two mistakes were made Then too much from us. Compliments to the team, then come back like that. With luck you can still win, but the goal on the other side could have been more likely. “
Urs Fischer (trainer Union Berlin): “I’m satisfied and happy. I’ve seen two halves: a weak first of ours. Everything we planned was missing. We were really lucky that we went into the break with 1-1 Thanks Andreas Luthe. The second half involved courage, conviction and will. We didn’t let go. In the end we really deserved the draw. “
FC Bayern Munich – Borussia Mönchengladbach 1: 2
Julian Nagelsmann (coach FC Bayern: “Defeats are never nice. Considering the situation, we did very well in the first 25 minutes. We have to lead a little higher. That we get the 1-1 is complete madness. We could have cleared the flank simply, Then another standard goal. In contrast to the cup and the first game in the Bundesliga, in which a defeat would have been deserved, it wasn’t deserved today. “
Thomas Müller (FC Bayern): “It’s bitter that we suffer a defeat. There was definitely more in it. We had a lot of quality on the pitch, so it shouldn’t happen to us that we have so many ball losses before the last third.”
Adi Hütter (coach Borussia Mönchengladbach): “It wasn’t undeserved. If you add up the chances, we also had some opportunities. Thomas Müller is right that they could have equalized. I would like to give my team a huge compliment, which has tried for over 90 minutes to counter it. What we trained, it implemented it really well. We were too passive in a phase. It was great how we accepted the game, fought our way back and turned it around. “
Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach): “We implemented our match plan very, very well. Bayern had a lot of cancellations, we didn’t want to be influenced by them.”
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