Captain Willi Orban, Marcel Halstenberg and head coach Marco Rose give their thoughts on the 1-0 defeat to VfL Bochum

Delano Burgzorg scored his first goal for the club after a month-long break due to myocarditis to give his team a 1-0 win against Newcastle United.

Christopher Trimmel continues to lead the team as first captain. The 35-year-old is entering his fifth year with the captain’s armband. Rani Khedira and Julian Ryerson are serving as his deputies.

A significant chapter in the club’s history has come to an end. The final whistle in the cup match at Union Berlin also signalled the end of Jörg Schmadtke’s time as managing director of VfL Wolfsburg. Four and a half years that, on the one hand, feel shorter because so much has happened, but on the other, the VfL of 2018 that the 58-year-old took over seems much further away today than seems possible. Whichever way you look at it, the bottom line is a record of success that could not have been imagined at the time. And which, given where the Wolves came from, should not be taken for granted.

But his performances since, like those of the majority of his teammates, have dipped significantly, with the Brazilian failing to register a goal or an assist this season.

Borussia Dortmund are currently trying to collect information from all the relevant parties with a view to the upcoming home match against Leipzig on Friday (kick-off 20:30 CET). As always, a large number of attendees would expect to make use of the local public transport system.

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SV Werder Bremen left the WWK-Arena with a 2-1 defeat that was tough to take. After the match, the mood of head coach Ole Werner and the players was accordingly somber.

Thomas Reis (Head Coach VfL Bochum 1848):