VfB Stuttgart celebrates a liberation against 1. FC Köln, RB Leipzig celebrates at VfL Wolfsburg. No wonder that VfB coach Labbadia and RB coach Marco Rose were satisfied overall. These are the votes on the 21st Bundesliga matchday:
Eintracht Frankfurt – Werder Bremen (In the live ticker!)
Adi Hütter (coach Eintracht Frankfurt): –
Ole Werner (Werder Bremen coach): –
Borussia Monchengladbach – Bayern Munich 3:2
Daniel Farke (Borussia Monchengladbach coach): “It’s really good for us, for the table and the mood. We were brave. But we left a lot behind, almost played it too wildly. The lads put in an exceptional performance. We’ll have a relaxed weekend.”
Julian Nagelsmann (Coach FC Bayern Munich): “We started very well. Then comes the red card, then the goal. Then it gets difficult as the game progresses. Of course I was upset in the mixed zone, but please don’t put every word on the gold scales. We’ve got here We didn’t like to win.”
VfB Stuttgart – 1. FC Cologne 3:0
Bruno Labbadia (coach VfB Stuttgart): “We came in well and scored a nice goal. After that you could see that we lacked the confidence to continue because we had a bit of a dip. We had problems after half-time too, so the second goal was extremely important. Nice, That we won is what the team needed. It was an important step – nothing more, nothing less. We have to keep at it.”
Steffen Baumgart (Coach 1. FC Cologne): “We didn’t do a lot of things as well as we should have done to win. I felt like we were up to 2-0, we had chances before where the toe wasn’t. After that the game was over and you leave the field as a deserved loser.”
VfL Wolfsburg – RB Leipzig 0:3
Niko Kovac (Coach VfL Wolfsburg): “In many situations we didn’t fight back enough. And it became clear that we don’t have the level of Leipzig. In order to stop our negative run, we have to understand that we can’t solve everything playfully.”
Marco Rose (Trainer RB Leipzig): “I would have liked us to close the box earlier. Nevertheless, I’m happy about the win and the performance. We quickly took control and didn’t allow much. We did a particularly good job on the defensive.”
VfL Bochum – SC Freiburg 0:2
Thomas Letsch (coach VfL Bochum): “It was a battle of attrition, up until half-time it was a typical 0-0 game. It’s clear that small things are decisive against SC Freiburg. I also think it wasn’t an undeserved win for Freiburg. It won’t knock us down. The series is over, so we have to start one away.”
Christian Streich (Coach SC Freiburg): “The way the game went, it was to be expected. I have to compliment the team. That helped us 1-0. The team tried everything to hold back. It wasn’t an undeserved win. I have to take off my hat, as they performed today.”
FC Augsburg – TSG Hoffenheim 1:0
Enrico Maassen (FC Augsburg coach): “I’m very happy with my team. When you’re so happy and the goals are taken back, it makes a difference. The goal was a willful effort. I’m very proud that we showed such a reaction after the game against Mainz have.”
Pellegrino Matarazzo (Trainer TSG Hoffenheim): “We made life difficult for ourselves in the first half because we lost a lot of the ball unnecessarily. The second half developed into a competitive game. It’s very sad that we left the field as losers.”
