Head Coach Sebastian Hoeneß: “We aimed to go into the game very sharp and present. We succeeded, and that laid the basis for an outstanding performance. The victory is absolutely deserved – we allowed very little and created many chances. Today’s performance was really strong – great praise to the entire team.”
“Today’s win can bring us a lot for the development of the team if we reflect on what made us so strong today and why this excellent performance occurred. We always acted as a team, we had the right focus and the right sharpness. All of this was only possible because we were ready to invest a lot and support each other at all times. Our top priority is to continue to perform week after week in the Bundesliga – only then can we hope to experience such extraordinary games in the future as we did against Real Madrid.”
Dortmund Head Coach Nuri Sahin: “Congratulations to VfB Stuttgart – they were the better team from the first to the last minute and deserved to win by this margin. It felt like we didn’t win a single tackle in this game. We haven’t experienced a game like today this season. We will analyze this, work on it, and then look ahead.”
Atakan Karazor: “With this home victory, we ended the week successfully, and we are very happy about it. We knew that in the home game against Dortmund, a lot would be decided by our attitude – all the more beautiful that we were wide awake from the start and threw ourselves into every tackle. We displayed a very good performance with a lot of control throughout the game. It was also fantastic how we were supported from the stands – the atmosphere was phenomenal.”
Deniz Undav: “We gave it our all and showed a really strong game. When you win 5:1 at home against Dortmund with such a performance, there’s really nothing better. I am very happy and proud of the team for securing the three points. We just need to keep going and show this sharpness against Wolfsburg as well.”