Mirko Slomka Quotations

He trained twice on Sunday and it is realistic to think he can play against Palermo.

We lost too many challenges so we have to be content with the point. I am still optimistic but it is becoming more difficult for us.

I thought he could come in and make something happen. He did a very good job.

Lincoln played very well and showed what a quality player he is from the minute he got in.

That was a real setback. We are the losers of this round.

We are not giving up on the Champions League. Our rivals will have their dips in form before the end of the season.

We were a little tense in the first half, which I hadn't been expecting, but we were more decisive after the break.

We can't really be satisfied with the 0-0 result but we've been strong most of the season in away matches. Everything is still wide open for the second leg. It's going to be exciting. We've still got every chance to reach the final.

Both sides had chances and I think it was a fair result.

A win in Bremen was our last chance and we failed to take it.

It was a very hard-fought game which was going to be decided by a goal. We tried to equalize and had several chances but in the end we were eliminated.

That's speculation. He might not have played as well over the full 90 minutes as he did in the second 45. Lincoln is a always an excellent player.

It's not all lost. We are always good for an away goal.