Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang proved to be a real match-winner against Hamburg today. The Gabon international scored four goals in a single game for the first time in his career and was rewarded with the match ball. In an interview with BVBtotal! and sky, the striker gave his thoughts on the game.

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Auba, a top day for you today! A 'flawless hat-trick' (lupenreiner Hattrick*) in the first 27 minutes and four goals in total. Feels good, right?
I feel very good, I am really happy. It was a special day for me. After having failed to win several Bundesliga games in a row, it was a very important victory for us today. The entire team reacted in the right way. Myself in particular, because I made a mistake prior to the match against Sporting Lisbon. I would like to apologise to the whole team for that."

Have you ever scored four goals in a game before?
No, this is the first time. That's why I took the match ball at the final whistle.

How important was this match given what lies ahead and in particular given the Bayern clash in two weeks' time?
It will be a fantastic match against Bayern. They were held to a draw today and so they dropped a couple of points. For that reason it was very important that we won today. Next up we go on international duty but after that we need to be ready for the match against Bayern. It will be very important. (djg)

*In Germany, the term 'flawless hat-trick' (lupenreiner Hattrick) refers to a hat-trick when a player scores three goals in a row in one half without the half-time break or a goal scored by another player interfering the performance.