In the first round of the Bundesliga, Leverkusen lost 1-2 to Hoffenheim at home, and Leverkusen midfielder Andrich accepted an interview with the media after the game.

The situation in this game

We should have kept the goal for a longer period of time. We didn't have to concede the ball, but conceding the ball is indeed a bit inevitable because the refraction causes the goal to be lost. The two sides played evenly in the second half. From our perspective, the second goal was too easy to concede. After that, I felt that Hoffenheim didn’t have many opportunities, but we didn’t create many opportunities either - that’s why we didn’t win today.

The team's shortcomings today

Your own game is inseparable from the performance of the opponent. I think Hoffenheim performed well. They put pressure on us early. We cannot break through their top four or five pressures and press players. We cannot push the ball into a threatening area and enter the rhythm of the game. I think we need to further improve in this regard, be patient and let the opponent run - we didn't do this, so we lost a lot of ball rights and needed to defend and fight back. Although these counterattacks are not necessarily particularly threatening, they force us to pursue them back. This consumes our physical energy, which can lead to insufficient energy on the offensive end.

The match against Bremen next week

We are not that far away yet. I think we need and must analyze this game now. Then we go against Bremen. It has never been easy to play away against Bremen, and the atmosphere there is very warm, but of course we want to get three points there, not like we are today.