"We just had another goosebumps moment in front of the South Stand," said Marcel Schmelzer after the victory over Frankfurt on Saturday afternoon. The Borussia Dortmund captain had still clearly not overcome the shock four days after the bomb attack on the BVB Team Bus, which – if anything – makes the reaction that he and his team-mates showed against the Eagles all the more remarkable.

"Papa" Sokratis scored for the second time this term in the Bundesliga – and the seventh ever – as he hammered home that all-important goal to put BVB 2-1 up against Frankfurt. "It was an important goal", agreed the Greek centre-back in his usual dry manner in an interview with BVBtotal! after the match. Not only for the team, but for him personally. "The goal was very important for me mentally, for my psyche, too," he explained.

Following a fast and furious opening phase it ended up being a relatively routine, but nonetheless important victory for the Black and Yellows against their visitors from Frankfurt. The hosts had more shots (15-9), more possession (65 percent) and a better tackle win rate (65 percent) as they picked up a deserved three points.

"One can see how the team works, what great characters we have and that they really see themselves as a unit," said Thomas Tuchel in the wake of the match against Frankfurt. "What they did after the final whistle with the shirt in front of the stand was a great gesture from the team. Marc Bartra is an integral figure for us," he continued. Here we bring you the reactions from the BVB coach and captain Marcel Schmelzer.