Ginter: Scoring against Schalke was indescribable

Matthias Ginter was left almost speechless with delight after providing a goal and an assist in Borussia Dortmund's 3-2 derby win over Schalke on Sunday.

The 21-year-old played a key role in triumph at Signal Iduna Park, setting up Shinji Kagawa to open the scoring before heading in Dortmund's second himself.

In-form striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang added the third, and although Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's brace kept the visitors very much in the contest, it was the hosts who held on to keep the pressure on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.

The huge result left Ginter overjoyed, with the defender telling reporters: "We had some huge chances to make it 4-1 and 4-2.

"We're pleased we managed to win, regardless. It's hard to describe how good it feels to celebrate this with the fans and win at home. 

"You sort of have to experience it, it's indescribable how good it feels to score and we're delighted to be able to give the fans a victory. 

"We tried to build from the back early on, but gave the ball away too much, but after half-an-hour, we managed to get into the swing of things."

Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel also felt that his players should have made the game safe long before the end, but he was still understandably delighted with what was a seventh successive win in all competitions.

"We had a lot of chances to kill the game off," the trainer said. "I had the feeling from the start that we wouldn't be able to play with the freedom with which we have been playing recently. 

"We wanted to stay calm and patient to do our job. We tried not to let the fantastic atmosphere affect us. We knew it would be hard work, but my boys did very, very well."