Neuer:

On a possible Germany comeback in March: “I have a good exchange with the goalkeeping coach and Julian Nagelsmann. If everything goes normally, I should be there.” [@_kochmaximilian]

on a possible new contract for Thomas Müller: “If Thomas is talking to Bayern and Bayern are talking to Thomas, I assume it will work.” [@_kochmaximilian]

"We set ourselves up expecting a Copenhagen side that are very disciplined, they showed that tonight. It was a bit like mixing cement, it was hard for us and in the first half especially we were lacking a bit of activity. In the second half we were more active, but in the end it wasn’t enough because we didn’t produce the clear-cut chances.

We learn that you have to work hard for everything at this level. You have to stay on top of things, try to do damage to your opponents and that the wins don’t just get handed to you against good teams like Copenhagen"

Müller:

on the game: “We’re not satisfied. As an attacking player, I’m particularly not satisfied that we left the game without a goal. We didn’t take enough risks. We had some good situations, but it’s not easy against such a deep block. Copenhagen defended well, but we weren’t willing to take enough risks. Yesterday in training things worked much better”

on Manuel Neuer’s new contract: “Thank God he extended. When you see the double save he made today, then we can be happy to have him”

on the two non-awarded penalties: “The push (on him) with two outstretched arms is so obvious, that can be given. I personally wouldn’t have given the handball, but I think according to the rules it was a penalty, especially if you look at the one from yesterday (PSG vs Newcastle). I’m not a fan of the rules, but if they exist, it’s strange that yesterday the penalty wasn’t whistled but was given and today it was whistled but not given. The referee should decide subjectively based on a few criteria. Nobody is satisfied at the moment, I don’t know whether the people at F I F A are sitting in the room and saying that the handball rule is great at the moment - I don’t think so”

on his substitute role this season: "It’s the coach’s job to make decisions, whether we as players like it or not. For me, it’s about doing everything I can when I get my minutes, performing well in the training sessions and being happy with myself. We have a lot of attacking players who are doing very good things. The situation is what it is. Everyone has to put up with it. As long as we win, these are marginal topics.

My body is working well, I can keep going. I try to do my thing every second on the training pitch and in the games and it’s actually working quite well."

Tuchel:

“We had a hard time getting pace into the game. That’s probably understandable. If it had to happen in one game, then it’s better today. Copenhagen defended extremely deep, then things looked the way they looked”

Re: Thomas Müller said we had to take more risks… “Yes, that’s probably right. It wasn’t fluid, not risky enough. Upa changed sides today, played left centre-back and Rapha played from the start for the first time - automatisms weren’t perfectly there. We can do better. We’ll forget today and move on”

on whether he expected more from the new players who started today (Guerreiro, Müller, Tel): “It was difficult. It’s okay, it’s not always easy in such a late November evening. I actually thought that we would play with a bit more freedom because we were already first and had nothing left to lose. But it was the other way around. We didn’t put in enough effort”

on the referee: “It’s better not to say anything. As a coach, it only gets expensive when you talk about the referee. You have to ask the referee’s observer about the ref”

on the players who missed today’s game: “Nous is ill, he was touch-and-go for today, was with us at the hotel but it got worse and he went home - we hope he’ll be back on Saturday. For Minjae and Choupo too, we hope it’ll be enough for Saturday. We have to wait and see tomorrow and the day after tomorrow”