After Rapid - Trabzon

Klauß: “Now we’re just happy!”

Robert Klauß (Rapid coach)

(Bild: GEPA)

Read what the players had to say after the match between SK Rapid and Trabzonspor HERE!

Robert Klauß (Rapid coach): "Now we're just happy that we've been promoted. I think overall it was a good game where we had to take the lead in the first half. Then things went more smoothly, more relaxed. You could tell that everything was good after the goal, it was a lot of fun. We basically believed in ourselves during the game. We had the experience from the first leg that we can still step up at the back - and that helped us. 'Milestone' is a very big word: I think there are important steps in a development. Winning a game like this and, above all, qualifying for a European group stage is an important step. We played very good soccer, but it has to be said that we didn't have the ball enough. If we have it more often, we'll get into even more situations and keep our opponents even busier. But I don't want to be too critical."

Matthias Seidl (Rapid goalscorer): "Extreme joy, we really felt the stadium. We're delighted to be in the international tournament and of course we want to get into the Europa League."

Niklas Hedl (Rapid goalkeeper): "It's a cool result. We rightly won both games and were the deserved winners over 180 minutes."

Abdullah Avci (Trabzonspor coach): "We apologize to our fans. Our opponents were much better than us, we saw that. My phone number was published on Twitter, that shouldn't have happened. They're not real fans. It gets emotional, I have children. We will definitely play better again. If we don't bring the discipline onto the pitch, we obviously can't win."