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Professionals 20. December 2025

“I’m proud of my team”

Head coach Sebastian Hoeneß, Deniz Undav and Maximilian Mittelstädt reflect on the goalless draw against Hoffenheim in their last game of 2025.

Head coach Sebastian Hoeneß: “It was an intensive and hard-fought game with some really tough tackling. The boys didn’t shy away from that at all. We applied greater pressure in the second half so I think it would have been fair overall if we’d won. I’m proud of my team for what they’ve achieved in the first half of the season, and in 2025 as a whole.”

Deniz Undav: “We created some chances but it could have been more. Ultimately we kept a clean sheet at the back and picked up a point, so it’s ok, but we obviously wanted to finish the year with a win. It’s a shame we weren’t able to. After my header went in I was already off celebrating, but then unfortunately I heard the whistle. We’ve had a good first half of the season overall, we’re still in all three competitions, and in the new year we want to keep going with maximum energy.”

Maximilian Mittelstädt: “It was an even and intensive game for long periods. I think we had the better chances, so it’s a shame we weren’t able to get a winner. We’ll have to live with the point. On the whole the first half of the season has been good. We’re still in all three competitions and have put ourselves in a good position going into the new year. It’s been an intensive campaign so far, so it’ll do us good to have a few days off to recharge the batteries.”

Matchday 15: VfB - Hoffenheim