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Germany secured their second UEFA Nations League victory with a dominant display in Serbia. Head coach Jürgen Klopp and his players gave their thoughts on the game in Belgrade after the final whistle. DFB.de has gathered the key post-match reactions.

Jürgen Klopp: The team put in a fantastic performance. We need to get used to the fact that we can be really good. Of course, we could have scored more goals, but that really doesn’t bother me at the moment. We can’t talk about development and a process and then expect everything to happen at once. Our patterns of play looked excellent, we dominated possession and the intensity was top class. Serbia were more aggressive in the second half and we were a little short of rhythm right after the restart. The aim was to put in a convincing performance, and that’s exactly what we did.

Joshua Kimmich: I thought the first half was very good. We played some good football, but things became a little hectic after the break. The pitch became difficult to play on towards the end. We could have scored a few more goals. I think it was a good performance. We played almost the entire match in the opposition’s half and moved them around well. That’s not always easy against a side playing with a back five.

Brajan Gruda: I’ve been smiling the whole time, I’m so happy. It was a dream for me and my family, and to top it off with a goal is fantastic. For the goal, I took my first touch inside, saw the space and went for it. It was pure instinct – there was no time to think.