Alexander Rssing-Lelesiit did not play for Hamburg in Sunday's stellar win, and he will hope that his career has more decisive contributions than this one in store. As the final whistle went on a breathless Nordderby victory over Werder Bremen, the 18-year-old bobbed in front of the visitors' bench and celebrated wildly, prompting some afters between the two squads in a game that bubbled excitedly without exploding into disorder.
[We must] quickly put [it] behind us. [It] can also help us. We want to develop further and must measure ourselves against the best. We are good, but we need to keep improving. Personally, I know the atmosphere in the Volkspark well. Tomorrow we want to secure a win before the international break, to have not only three points but also a good feeling for the days after.
Bayern Munich warmed up for their Champions League opener against Chelsea by routing Hamburg SV 5-0 in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Serge Gnabry got the scoring underway in the third minute, before Harry Kane set up Aleksandar Pavlović in the ninth and then converted a penalty, Luis Díaz then made it 4-0 with a deflected shot in the 29th. Hamburg goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes prevented a bigger scoreline.