SuggestedLeadIn: Reaction from Bayer Leverkusen head coach Roger Schmidt on Wednesday (26th August) following a 3-0 win for the German club in the second leg of their Champions League playoff that sees them reach the group stage of the competition.

Script: "We are of course very, very happy that we made it (to the Champions League group stage). It felt like we were waiting for this game for three months, three months until the final decision whether we can really play Champions League this season or not. We deserved this play-offs with our fourth place in the Bundesliga (last season) and I think that today one could feel how much this means for the team."

"I think we have played a very good game. We scored goals at the right point of time. But the key was of course, that we have believed in our own way of playing the game. And we pressed very well against the ball, we created a lot of pressure and at the same time we did not allow many chances for the opponent team. We had great chances and we have scored beautiful goals and from my point of view, this was overall a deserved win for us."