At the post-match press conference, Peter Bosz spoke about the match – "Going 1-0 up before half-time and 2-0 up directly after the break helped us a lot" – and various players.

...on the balance of play:
"I'm very satisfied with the result. Winning 5-0 in Magdeburg is a good result. We knew that it wouldn't be easy, because Magdeburg attack with pace. Going 1-0 up before half-time and 2-0 up directly after the break helped us a lot. After that we played some good football."

...on Alexander Isak:
"Alex works hard in training. He has Auba above him in the pecking order, so it's not easy for him. When he gets the chance, he needs to take it. He did so today."

...on Marcel Schmelzer coming off:
"We had agreed on it in advance. It's the third time that he has played this season and the second time in the space of a week. For Rapha, it was the first time. We had planned to play Schmelle for 60 minutes and Rapha for 30."

...on the positions Raphael Guerreiro could play, at left-back or on the centre-left of midfield:
"It's too early to speak about that. What's important is that he gets fit. These games help. Playing 30 minutes is more strenuous than training for an hour." (br)