"They dominated us" said Dortmund boss Lucien Favre of Leverkusen's strong start to the match. But he agreed with Michael Zorc, who praised the improved defensive showing from BVB. "We had to work hard without the ball, launched good counter-attacks and scored one goal more," said the sporting director. Here we bring you the initial match reactions.

Lucien Favre: "We had to defend intensely at the beginning. They dominated us. We went 1-0 up. We should've defended their equaliser better. Going 2-1 up was important for morale. Leverkusen are a good team. It's difficult to control them. We reacted well, we stayed calm. That was important. We wanted to win the ball back higher up the pitch, that was difficult. We could've made it 4-1 but they made it 3-2 instead. It was dangerous right until the end."

Michael Zorc: "We had a similar match against Hoffenheim which ultimately finished 3-3. Today we defended better at the end. We didn't really have control over the match today. We had to work hard without the ball, launched good counter-attacks and scored one goal more. When you play at home, you want to dominate. We didn't manage that. We didn't get stuck into the challenges, which is why Leverkusen had a high share of possession. There was a spell where we were often chasing them. Five matches without a win is unusual. There's nothing quite like a win, so that's why it did us a lot of good today to finally get a victory after five games."

Peter Bosz (Bayer Leverkusen): "We were here to win the match. We didn't manage that, so we're disappointed. For me, it was nice to see the people here again."

Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen): "You saw how clinical Dortmund can be."
Recorded by Christina Reinke

BVB TV: The press conference with Lucien Favre after today's match against Bayer Leverkusen