"We were lacking accuracy with our final pass, as well as the right movement to destabilise the opposition," said Lucien Favre, who described the 2-1 victory in Mainz as a "hard-fought win" at his post-match press conference.

Lucien Favre: "It was a very difficult match, a hard-fought win. Our opponents played very well, tactically too. They changed their system. We had prepared ourselves for almost every system, almost every one... The 5-3-2 worked very well. We played well in the first period but we couldn't find the opening. We were lacking accuracy with our final pass, as well as the right movement to destabilise the opposition. We weren't so good in the second half, and yet that's when we scored the goals. Mainz performed brilliantly and had opportunities. But in the end we won..."