Florian Kohfeldt: “Leipzig weren't expecting us to press so high at the start I don't think. At the beginning of the game we did well and contained them, and up until the penalty they had very few scoring chances. But after that, we gave them too much space in midfield and they go and make it 2-0. We didn’t defend that well and RB played some good football. We had a couple of opportunities, but we didn't create any clear scoring chances. When you look at the game as a whole, we played with a lot of courage and showed good commitment, but in the end it wasn’t enough. They didn’t give us much in the way of chances at all.”
Romano Schmid: “We played some good football up until the penalty. We had a few opportunities to counterattack but we were a bit hectic when we did. The penalty stunned us a bit and took us out of the game, and we didn’t really find our way back into it in the first half at all. In the end, we were a bit toothless in attack and didn’t create enough opportunities to score. I’m happy to have made my debut in the Bundesliga, but I’m not satisfied with the game overall.”
Ludwig Augustinsson: "Our plan for the second half was to come out and play bravely. We wanted to create more chances but in the end we didn’t manage that. We played well in the first 25 minutes, but then the penalty happened and it got a lot harder for us. Leipzig played well, but we fought hard. We have the chance to go again on Tuesday.”
Leonardo Bittencourt: "I felt that we played into their hands too much, and a team in the good form that they’re in will take advantage of that. If we could have kept it at 0-0, they might have gotten tired in the second half but they got themselves into the lead. We didn’t put them under enough pressure.”
Ömer Toprak: "We started really well actually and we were in the game. We tried to create chances but because of the penalty and Leipzig's possession, it became more and more difficult. After they got a second it was even harder to come back against a team as good as they are.”