In the second round of the German Cup last night, Leverkusen defeated Paderborn 4-2 in overtime away from home. At the post-match press conference, team coach Jurman bluntly stated that he was not satisfied with the team's performance, but promotion to the cup was the most important, so he was happy and hoped that the team would return to physical condition as soon as possible.

- Regarding the situation of the game:

Jurman: "Tonight was a real cup battle. I said before the game started that I have great respect for Paderborn as a club and the team itself has a lot of quality - they showed it again tonight. It was a very difficult game for us."

"Overall Of course we're not happy with the quality of our game, but that's how it goes in cup games sometimes. We're happy to have progressed to the next round - it's a very important game for us, but there were a lot of issues and we have a lot of respect for Paderborn's performance tonight and now we want to move on."

- The impact of extra time:

Jurman: "We have seven games in three weeks, so of course, those extra 30 minutes are not ideal for us - but that's football. From now on, it will be all about recovery, physiotherapy, nutrition and everything that will get us ready for the game against Bayern. These few days are very crucial - not too much training, but to regain energy."

- From a 1-0 lead to a 1-1 draw, what aspects of the team's performance were you particularly dissatisfied with?

Yurman: "In many places, I'm not satisfied with our pressing at all. We have to play better when we have the ball. We play too directly. We need to create better opportunities through more passes. We pass too many unnecessary long balls - and lose the ball, and the pressing is not good enough. It is not good enough."

"I think it was only in the last five to seven minutes that we really ran into some trouble - before that we controlled it OK But the last few minutes started with a corner kick, then another corner kick, and suddenly something went wrong. "After being tied at 1-1, we had a big chance - if that goal was scored, it would be the end of the game. But I think it is important not to overanalyze this game. Of course, we have another game in the future - we all know that." How far away is Ibrahim Mazza from starting?

Yurman: "He is very close. I have been considering starting him. He is making steady progress. He trains very hard every day, with high concentration and good quality. I am very satisfied with him."

"He loves learning and works hard every day. Working hard. I'm certainly happy for him tonight - even though he could have scored earlier, he had two good chances before scoring and hopefully it's another step forward for him."

- On Poku and Kofane:

Yurman: "I thought we needed their speed tonight - in order for our offense to get behind the defense, and they did that. They're both very young players who have made huge strides in the last five or six weeks and we're high on that." Xing. But they have played a lot of games recently, so we have to be careful. "We have other players - Ben Segiel started today, and we also have Martin Terrier on his way back."