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"Very relieved, but also proud": Quotes from Wolfsburg players after key win in Hamburg

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"Very relieved, but also proud": Quotes from Wolfsburg players after key win in Hamburg VfL Wolfsburg defeated FC St. Pauli in the thirty-fourth and final matchweek of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season at Millerntor-Stadion on Saturday afternoon. Goals from Konstantinos Koulierakis, Nikola Vasilj (OG), and Dženan Pejčinović secured Dieter Hecking's Wölfe sixteenth in the final Bundesliga table and a spot in the relegation playoff against the third-place 2.

Bundesliga side later this week. Here are the most notable reactions from some of the players following the crucial victory. JOAKIM MÆHLE Regarding the overall performance against FC St.

Pauli: “I think it was an outstanding performance from the guys today. Of course, there was a lot of intensity and nervousness - it was a very crazy feeling in the first half, but I think that over the 100 minutes or so, we were the better team this afternoon. ” When asked about the match and Wolfsburg's approach at Millerntor-Stadion: “Really brutal - it was a very intense match.

But before the warmup, I was with the guys in the tunnel and saw such a hunger in their eyes - I saw a lot of intensity and when we sprinted out, I had a really good feeling in my body and mind. ” Regarding what Wolfsburg need to bring into the relegation playoff: “We need to keep this intensity. We can celebrate this win and then give everything in the next two matches.

” DŽENAN PEJČINOVIĆ Regarding the overall mood around the club surrounding the match: “We have to say that we are completely relieved, because we knew that it was a match that would decide a lot. But somehow, I felt positive when we started the match, because I saw what the fans delivered for us - it was simply incredible, and I am even getting goosebumps right now, because that is not something to take for granted. That is incredibly fun, and I think in the end, we won with the fans in Hamburg today.

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