"The effort the team put in today was outstanding," said Thomas Tuchel at the press-conference after the match against Bayern, before singling out Mario Götze and Gonzalo Castro for special praise.

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How do you feel after this 1-0 win?
We are ecstatic. It was obvious just how much quality that Bayern have going forward. We were aware that there would be spells in which we could not dominate the match. But the demand we made of ourselves was to never drop off and to always keep up the intensity in those phases where it got tough.

What was the key to the victory in your opinion?
The key was giving away few chances. The effort that the team put in to do that was outstanding. The first half was incredibly demanding. Then we had a reshuffle and put Mario Götze in defensive midfield. That did mean that we were pushed further back, but I felt it made us more compact and gave us more structure. Overall I felt we did this brilliantly.

How happy are you Mario Götze was involved in a goal for the first time?
Obviously that's part of his quality, we expect that from him. Of course there's a story there with him – few appearances in Munich, not very much rhythm. But nevertheless he already has a lot of experience. Mario worked incredibly today, he covered a lot of ground. I'm very happy, he worked very hard.

Was it planned to give up the midfield?
Not to that extent, no. The idea was to play the ball forward quickly but we did not specify to ourselves that we had to give up the midfield to achieve this. I think that despite having 34 percent possession we still had control, this tactic was necessary today. If you give up the middle of the park there will be spells when Bayern make it tough for you with their link-up play. We accepted that today in order to be able to counter dangerously.

Gonzalo Castro was only on the bench today. Why?
It was hard on him today. He has been incredibly important so far, he was in great form earlier this season. Then there was a small dip in form due to injuries, we threw him on early against Union Berlin and he then had to play 120 minutes. Today I wanted to have him on the pitch at the end, but because we foresaw the intensity level, I felt that it would be better not to play him from the start. The good thing is that he's a professional through and through, I discussed it with him and it was not a problem. And it's nice if it comes off in the end.