Borussia Dortmund 2-4 Schalke 04: Reactions to the Revierderby
Borussia Dortmund suffered a 2-4 defeat to Schalke 04 in the Revierderby today. Here are the reactions to the game.
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"We start very well and score a great goal. But we have to talk about the rules again. The hand ball rule is the biggest scandal in football for me. It makes football ridiculous. For me, the title fight is decided. That's hard to digest" (Ruhr Nachrichten).
Sebastian Kehl (head of the licensed player division, Borussia Dortmund):
"A derby defeat is always bitter, but it's extreme in this situation. The sticking point was the set pieces. Firstly, we must let the defeat sink in. We still have three games left that we want to win" (Twitter).
Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund):
"We don't need to talk about whether or not it was a red card. I didn't want to do my opponent any harm, I just arrived a bit late and ended up catching him. If we don't win our matches then it's going to be hard to catch Bayern" (BVB.de).
Huub Stevens (Schalke 04 coach):
"We are obviously delighted with a derby win. Well done to the lads. They trained very well this week and put our plans into place (...) Perhaps we had a little bit of luck today, but we are just so happy to win 4-2 here" (Twitter).
Daniel Caligiuri (Schalke 04):
"We had a hard time and were under a lot of pressure. Everyone was focused. We were compact, and we played well. A derby is of course always a special game. It's like a cup game - there's only one winner and one loser" (Sport1).
Suat Serdar (Schalke 04):
"We have something to make up for and want to win every game. It was my second derby and the first victory. Compliment to the fans" (Sport1).
