After a hard-fought 1-1 draw between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Mönchengladbach, players from both sides gave their reaction to the Sunday afternoon game at the BayArena.



Leverkusen striker Stefan Kießling thought that a point apiece was a fair result, "If you look at the chances then I think it was fair as they had good opportunities on the break, but I think we did more in the game, so a 1-1 at home is not enough." Kießling summed it up as a case of deja-vu, citing a lack of clinical instinct for not putting the game to bed, "We were punished because we weren't able to put the result in the bag when we were clearly superior. We've had this problem all season and if we knew how to resolve it, we would have done that by now."

Simon Rolfes agreed that the visitors were a threat on the counter: "I think Gladbach did well on the break, but we dominated. We put them under far more pressure, but in the end it was a very good game from both sides and, unfortunately, we only came away with a 1-1 draw." However, he too blamed Leverkusen's finishing for not taking all three points, "You've got to try to put the result beyond any doubt when you're dominating so much. We were unfortunate to concede and that irritated us, but we collected ourselves and got back in control in the second half."

Roel Brouwers thought that is was a solid point for the Foals: "It's a good 1-1 draw. We could maybe have finished a counter-attack or two off better than we did and maybe taken a 2-1 lead, but we'll take this. I really should have scored that second chance. It sat up a bit and I got my foot under it, but it really should go in. It's a shame."

Gladbach winger Patrick Herrmann shared his team-mate's view: "I think there were chances at either end and it was a super game, and I think a draw's fair. I exchanged passes well with Max [Kruse] and he put me in on goal so it was annoying I missed the target. When Leverkusen put you under pressure, you've got to costless yourself and it took us a while to do that. We want to win every game, and we'll try that again on Wednesday."

Quotes via Bundesliga.com