"After conceding we chased the game for a long time," said Erik Durm after the 1-1 draw away to 1. FC Köln. Matthias Ginter was happy with the point given the circumstances. Marco Reus had equalised for BVB in the last minute of the match. Here we bring you the reactions.

Marcel Schmelzer: "In the end we have to be satisfied that we managed to equalise. But of course we had hoped for more. We put in a fairly good performance in the first half except for my mistake before the goal when I lost the ball and gave away the free-kick. It's a shame because if Köln hadn't taken the lead, there would have been more in it for us. But I'd like to compliment the team for getting the 1-1 draw. Now having a full week to train normally will do us good. In Hoffenheim we will be facing a defensively compact team that also has great offensive quality at its disposal."

Matthias Ginter: "We have mixed feelings. One point is better than none. But we had hoped for more, a victory would not have been out of the question. We were playing well until they scored. It's annoying that we went behind from such a simple set-piece situation and then had to chase the game. It is difficult to play on this pitch in Köln and to face a back five. We have previously had worse matches and still managed to win them. It's annoying but we need to continue working so that we can win matches like this one in the future."

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Matthias Ginter engages in an aerial battle.

Erik Durm: "We conceded a rubbish goal in the first half. Then we spent the rest of the time chasing the game. Thank God we managed to get the equaliser."

Thomas Tuchel: "It was a very tense match. But we were aware beforehand that it can be very important to take the lead in Köln. Because they can defend in a very unpleasant and disciplined way. When we fell behind it became even more complicated than it already was. We continued to fight, gave everything and were rewarded late on."

Peter Stöger (1. FC Köln coach): "Today once again showed why I love working with this team so much. They gave everything and did everything in order to make this match as emotional as possible. I am proud that we performed like this. It's a tough one to take that we didn't get the three points but the performance was very, very good." (gh)