After a topsy-turvy 3-2 win for Hoffenheim against Eintracht Frankfurt, players from both sides gave their thoughts on a game that could have gone either way.

Kevin Volland, who scored the opening goal, was happy with his goalkeeper's performance and his return to form: "That was a real spectacle in Sinsheim. We played with great passion and that allowed us to get the late winner. I have to praise goalkeeper Oliver Baumann for helping us get the three points. I haven't quite been at 100 per cent in the past few weeks, but I've been feeling better recently and sharper in front of goal."

Though the attacker was keeping a level head, in regards to national team talk, "I'll keep giving everything and next up is Bayer 04 Leverkusen at home. We'll see how high we can climb before the winter break. I'm not thinking as far ahead as UEFA EURO 2016 yet, I just want to focus on the Under-21s next summer and playing well with Hoffenheim for the rest of the season. I need to be consistent and then focus on the national team."


Former Eintracht captain Pirmin Schwegler shared the view of all involved, "It was a pretty turbulent game," he said, while respecting the sentiment attached the the match, "It was obviously very emotional for me. I probably wouldn't have celebrated if I'd scored one of my chances, but at the end of the day I can be pretty pleased that we won. Almost every Frankfurt attack was dangerous, and you could see how much confidence they had. When you score such a late winner, the coach is allowed to go berserk."

Timo Hildebrand inched one step closer to joing the '300 club', but was disappointed with the result: "It was like a great Christmas present to come back and play in the Bundesliga, but unfortunately we lost and it was an important game. We'll have to improve next time out. We've conceded a lot of goals in the last few games and it was the same today."

"We played very well in the second half, but we weren't organised enough at set pieces. I'm not sure what the coach has planned for me, but I'm happy I was able to play today and I'll see what happens in the next few games. I felt good out there, despite the long break, and enjoyed it. Football sometimes writes stories like this one, and it's a shame we couldn't get a point."

Finally, Haris Seferovic added that a draw could have been a fair reflection on the game: "In the first half, Hoffenheim were better than us but I think we were the better team in the second half. We've now got to forget about this game and move on to [the next game on] Wednesday."

Quotes via Bundesliga.com