“It’s a good feeling to win here” | Post-match reactions

You can find all the quotes after the 5-1 win at 1. FC Köln here

Marco Rose

• “If we had kept a clean sheet, I would be absolutely happy. Overall it was a very good away performance. We were particularly powerful in the second half, we played good football and scored some very nice goals.

  David Raum and Benjamin Henrichs showed why they were invited to the national team. They are both in good shape. Benji played a ball that we talked about a lot during the week, so the boys are listening well too.“
   

David Raum

• “It was fun, but also hard work. There’s always a great atmosphere in Köln, that’s not easy. We were very positive at half-time, continued to create chances to score and then converted them consistently in the second half. I’m pleased that I was able to help with an assist. We can play in the center but also cross from both sides. That’s a brutal strength we have.”
   

Benjamin Henrichs

• “It’s a good feeling to win here. We played a very good game, so we can go into the international break. We have the goal of getting into the Champions League and this was another good step towards that. We came back really well after the equalizer.

  I don’t know how many times the coach says we have to go to the front post. When I assist Yussi, it was a process in which the coach played a large part. So hello to the coach, that was very well trained!”
   

Xavi

• “It was a tough match, but we got the job done and we can go into the break with a win. That was very important! We created a lot of chances in the first half but didn’t take advantage of them. We managed to do that after the break. I enjoy my time here and the interaction with my teammates.”
   

Yussuf Poulsen

• “We played a great game, scored a lot of good goals and took good advantage of our chances. Unfortunately we conceded a goal. If we had kept a clean sheet it would have been a perfect day. We knew it would be a game where the spaces would eventually get bigger and that’s what happened. After the break we continued to play like we had in the first half, when the balls hadn’t gone in yet, and in the end we deserved to win.”
   

Lois Openda

• “We are all in a flow, the last three games were all very good. We did a good job again this time. We have to continue like this because we have the quality and also the self-confidence.”