Even though they were no longer hugely dominant from the 60th minute onwards, “we performed very, very well,” said Sebastian Kehl after the final whistle. The first reaction to the match.

Sebastian Kehl (in the mixed zone): “I would say that it was a bit more even in the second half but overall we hardly allowed the opposition any chances. And the dominance we perhaps had in the first half or for 60 minutes then got lost a little bit. But that’s not a criticism today, it’s ultimately also down to a Hoffenheim team that then threw everything forward once again and threw their physicality at us. They have won all their away matches. I thought we performed very, very well.”