Joachim Löw: "There has been a big self-reflection among the players and the staff after the World cup. It feels like a restart. We still have the quality we showed in the last few years. The team wants to have some kind of reconciliation" #GERFRA
Löw: "We don't want to lose our attacking force but we want to stabilise ourselves defensively. Everyone has to defend for the team" #GERFRA
Löw: "Playing with three defenders would be an option for us in the future" #GERFRA
Löw: "We are not favourites for tomorrow's game because France are the World champions and they showed in the last couple of years that they are the best team in the world" #GERFRA
Löw: "Everything has been said regarding Mesut Özil. I haven't talked to him so far and I don't think he has any thoughts about coming back to the team" #GERFRA
Löw: "Manuel Neuer remains our number one. But we are happy to have a world class alternative in Marc-André ter Stegen. Both are among the best keepers in the world" #GERFRA
Löw "A comeback of Sandro Wagner to the national team is not an option"
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Niko Kovač: "All the players who travelled to Lisbon are fit and could train today" #S04FCB
Kovač: "Thiago has recovered from his minor problem and is able to train today. He is an option for tomorrow" #S04FCB
Kovač on Goretzka's return to Schalke: "Leon has integrated well and has shown good performances so far. I'm convinced that he will do well tomorrow and will not be distracted by the atmosphere in the stadium"
Niko Kovac: "For me, Lionel Messi is the best player in the world. It was always like that, and it will continue the same way in the future" [Goal]
Kovac: "The attacking players are the salt in the soup. They score the beautiful goals. This is remembered by the people. I would wish that other players who are not in the foreground get their part of the awards"
Kovac: "CL favourites? Real, Atletico, Barca, the English teams, PSG, Juve. It's hard for smaller teams to get past the last 16. You can beat a big team in one game, but over 2 legs it's difficult. I think all the big teams will reach the quarters"
Manuel Neuer: "The 2016 game against Benfica was a KO game so it's difficult to compare. We are in good spirits and we have a lot of confidence because we've been playing well" #SLBFCB
Neuer on Renato Sanches: "He's played a very good preseason. It was of course difficult for him as a young player coming to another country but he is on a very good way and will definitely help us in the future"
Neuer on Mesut Özil's agent criticising him: "I don't know who this guy is and I don't want to talk about this anymore. Everything has been said"