After Dortmund's 1-0 away victory over Stuttgart in the Bundesliga, goalkeeper Kobel was interviewed by the club's official media.

Gregor, that was an incredibly intense and fiercely contested match, and you ultimately secured those crucial three points. From your perspective as a goalkeeper, how would you describe the game?

I believe it's never easy to play here. Stuttgart is a very good team with an incredibly passionate home crowd. As a result, they caused us problems repeatedly throughout the match, making it very difficult. But we took our chance and won the game 1-0. I'm very happy; that's exactly how it should be.

I thought your overall defense today was very solid, and you always stepped up in dangerous situations. When we did concede chances, it seemed more a case of us overcomplicating things ourselves. In your opinion, what was the most important factor in securing these three points today?

Yes, I think today it was all about the collective effort. Especially today, this was truly a team victory. As I just said, they didn't create many clear-cut chances in the first half. In the second half, they did create a few opportunities – besides that very dangerous header in the first half, there was also a header from Prömel in the second half, but neither of those headers were on target, and they created one or two other sporadic chances.

But you see, we were the ones who ultimately scored and sealed the game. This is our hallmark, and it's how we win these tough matches again and again. It's a valuable quality our team possesses. Yes, it's really very satisfying and exciting.

Four league matches, a perfect 12 points, undefeated with a perfect record, sitting firmly at the top of the standings – how does that feel? What's the mood like heading into the international break with such excellent form?

Fantastic, it feels especially good. We want to maintain this momentum and keep pushing forward.

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