In the early hours of Sunday morning, Leverkusen lost 0-3 away to Bayern. In an interview after the game, Leverkusen director Rolfes talked about the game.

Rolfes said: "We obviously did not reach the level expected and did not show the strength we should have. Bayern is indeed very strong, but we were too passive and cautious in the game and were too respectful to our opponents. We are now in a difficult period and some key players cannot play, which has a great impact on us. But we are still not brave enough and too conservative. The result is often that when you try to play it safe, the situation will get worse. We need to exert a certain amount of pressure, but we did not do this."

"Bayern is a top team, both domestically and internationally, and we have to be more brave to face them. We are no longer Bayern's chasers. Our team reached its peak in the past four or five years, when we were a different opponent of Bayern, even in the international arena. But now we are rebuilding a new team, so this year we cannot reach the level of the top eight in Europe. This is not surprising, but we have to learn from it so that we can improve every year."