Sokratis netted his second goal of the season to set BVB on the path to victory in Mainz. He then spoke to BVBtotal! about his goal, Peter Stöger's debut and the remaining matches before the winter break.

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Papa, you opened the scoring in Mainz. How important was it to get the win?
"Firstly I'd like to congratulate the team. We got our first victory for a long time. This win is extremely important for us. We performed very compactly in defence, and got two goals at the other end."

Describe your goal for us if you can. What was going through your head?
"I was full of emotion, partly because of the last few days and weeks. I think the goal was a pretty good one."

Peter Stöger didn't have long to get to know you. How did he prepare you for this match?
"Of course he didn't have much time, but he was able to give us two or three pieces of advice before the game. I think that our victory today was partly for him."

"Absolutely need to win on Saturday"

Give us your take on your last two games before the winter break?
"For now our full focus is on the Bundesliga match on Saturday, which we also absolutely have to win. If we manage that, then we'll immediately have put the situation of the past few weeks completely behind us. Then we'll be able to prepare for the DFB Cup tie in Munich." (djg)