❝You don’t love a team for the titles. You don’t love a team for the trophies. You love a team because somewhere in there, you’ve found yourself.❞

❝We knew it would be extremely tough. It’s the last match of the year. The players have already moved on mentally. We didn’t play well in the first half. In particular, our switching from defence to attack malfunctioned. We’ve had a lot of matches so far this season, and you have to accept you’ll have an off day. The red card was the result of provocation, but there’s no disputing the decision. FC Bayern players have to brush that kind of thing off. We were much better in defence after the substitutions, and I knew we’d always be a threat on the break. Overall I’m very satisfied, because we’ve been outstanding for long periods in the first half of the season. It can’t go better than this.❞

❝Augsburg did well, like they did in the Bundesliga. We were down to ten in the second half, and that made it tough for us. It’s good we had the lead. A cup battle is always going to be scrappy, but it’s finished 2-0, and we’re through.❞

❝We’ve seen a hard-fought match. Augsburg began well, and we weren’t determined enough with our chances. We defended well after the red card and ultimately scored the second.❞

❝We’ve learned the right lessons from what happened to us last year. We can take nothing for granted in the second half of the season. We have to stay focused, motivated and determined, before we realise our goal of winning the German championship.❞

❝Yes, it’s definitely a special game for me. My time at Gladbach opened the door to FC Bayern in the first place❞

❝Dante is one of the best defenders I’ve ever played with.❞