Thomas Delaney and Julian Brandt spoke immediately after the final whistle in Bielefeld. "We had everything under control," emphasised defensive player Delaney, while the more attacking orientated Brandt, looking back on the recent games against Schalke and St. Petersburg, noted: "We’ve struggled at times to create chances.” The first match reactions.

Thomas Delaney: “It was a tough game today, but we did a great job. It was a bit like the Schalke game, when we also did not score in the first half. But we had everything under control and scored goals in the second half. We always kept our tempo high, which made the opponent tired. In seven out of ten games we have kept a clean sheet. That is a very, very good record and much better than last year. I don't know if Mats is injured. We'll have to wait and see. But of course, he is very, very important for us, not only because of the goals he scores for us. He is especially important as a leader.”

Julian Brandt: “I am basically satisfied that we played well. In recent games, we’ve struggled at times to create chances against teams that defend deep. With the necessary patience we managed to do that quite well today. That was an important victory. I would have liked to score at the end, but I'm just not Erling Haaland. Our game on Wednesday is very, very important now. We have a good chance to get a result. In the Bundesliga, it will of course remain very tight. Of course, we don't want to drop any points at home...”

Recorded by Timo Lammert