Philipp Bargfrede: "We started the game as the better side, but you simply can't concede goals from set pieces against such a good opponent, no matter how good the free kick was. We gave it everything we had, but ultimately it wasn't enough. We can’t sit around and feel sorry for ourselves, we need to stay positive and everyone agreed with that after the game."
Leonardo Bittencourt: "They defended deeply and made it difficult for us to break them down. Unfortunately it just didn't go our way today. We were missing that final ball. Overall, Leipzig deserved the victory and did well to score from two set pieces."
Michael Lang: “They didn’t have many chances in the first half, even though they had a lot of the possession. We created some good chances of our own. Their first two goals came from a corner and a free kick, and after that it was difficult for us to defend against them as they played at such a high tempo. It just wasn’t our day. The defeat is a bitter pill to swallow because we really believed that we could have won.
Florian Kohfeldt: “I have a lot of respect for how my team played today. Of course RB had more of the possession, but we gave everything we had. Over the course of the game we had the better chances, such as Davy’s opportunity in the first half. We were up against a top side today and ultimately deserved to lose.”
Frank Baumann: "It was a well-earned victory for RB. We had a plan in place but unfortunately we went to sleep on a set piece and conceded another wonderful free kick. When you do that against a team like them, that's when it's difficult to come back. If we'd have made it 2-1 in the second half, and we had the chances to do so, it would've been a different story. But we didn't manage it and Leipzig closed out the game very smartly."