“We win together and we lose together”

Füchse coach Nicolej Krickau: “Thanks to Magdeburg for this outstanding game. That was advertising for our sport. That was very close for a very long time today. In the end, the goalkeepers probably made the decisive difference. In any case, we are happy to have pulled the game on our side in the last ten minutes.”

Bennet Wiegert: “Congratulations to the Foxes. That was a deserved victory. It’s no secret that we’re not happy with the result. But that’s sport. It was hard work for all of us to be able to be in Cologne. We have the luxury of competing here for the fourth time in a row. This is not a matter of course. That’s why we know that anything is possible here this weekend. This time it wasn’t enough for us. But we win together and we lose together. Tomorrow we will continue.”

Sergey Hernandez: “It feels pretty bad to have missed the final right now. As a goalkeeper, you can be the hero – and sometimes you have to come to terms with the fact that you’re not. But each and every one of us will take something away from this game. I wanted to say goodbye to Magdeburg with a title, now it should at least be bronze.”

Felix Claar: “Today was Berlin’s day. They hit everything, ran great and just did well. For us, it’s now a matter of moving on. We have no other choice. Tomorrow everything will be demanded of us again. And that’s also the good thing about handball – it always goes on.”