"Of course I'm pleased that we are through to the next round, but we have also got a lot to talk about after this match", said Peter Stöger to Sport1 after the game in Bergamo. "It's a good story that I scored the goal to take the game to 1-1", opined Marcel Schmelzer. The initial reaction.

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Peter Stöger: "It was only to be expected that it would be difficult. But we certainly made it easy for Bergamo in the first half. We were not aggressive or physical enough, and we did not apply what we had spoken about doing beforehand. That was not the kind of professional game that you have to play on such occasions. We were better in the second half, and the substitutions worked well above anything else. I am really pleased for Marcel Schmelzer that he got the goal at the end. Marco Reus showed what good he does our game. We have the right attitude, and the boys have demonstrated that a number of times. Of course I'm pleased that we are through to the next round, but we have also got a lot to talk about after this match."

Marcel Schmelzer: "It's a good story that I scored the goal to take the game to 1-1. I have now scored in every competition, and I've even scored twice with my right foot (laughs). I am really happy that we are through. That is without doubt the most important thing right now. We made it difficult for ourselves in the first half, but we knew that it would be tricky. It was definitely the most important game of the season for Bergamo, they had set themselves ambitious targets. Ultimately it was to our advantage that we had to score a goal." (djg)