Getafe is Schröder's greatest success

Veteran 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam coach Bernd Schröder hailed his "greatest success" after leading the German champions to victory against Olympique Lyonnais in the first UEFA Women's Champions League final. However, with the match finishing goalless after extra-time, it did require a 7-6 penalty shoot-out win for Potsdam to get over the line. The game hinged on a pair of spot-kick stops from Anna Felicitas Sarholz who pulled Schröder's side back from the brink after they had two penalties saved themselves. For Lyon coach Farid Benstiti, the disappointment of losing was "even bigger given how close we were".

Bernd Schröder, Potsdam coach
I have been a coach for 40 years, I won the UEFA Women's Cup in 2005 and many German titles, but I have to say this is the greatest success. When [Anja] Mittag missed her penalty I didn't think we would win. We started badly but then the team began to improve.

When our goalkeeper saved those penalties, I was sure we were going to win. Anna is a great keeper and today she was the best. I have two good goalkeepers but today we needed a tall one because their defenders are very big [and a threat at corners]. She now thinks she is the best out there, but I am the coach and I will make sure she does not become big-headed.

It is a signal from UEFA that women's football is not so separate from the men's game that the two finals are played together in the same week. We have to promote women's football. In Spain it is not as popular, but a lot of people still came to the match and enjoyed it. For some youngsters it is perhaps the first time they have seen a women's match.

For the next two days in Madrid we will go on a tour and do something cultural then on Saturday we will all go to  the men's final together. But first we'll have a party here, then go back to Potsdam and have a huge party there. In Potsdam they are drinking beer and celebrating with us. We have had our best season in the Bundesliga and played some great football. I am delighted with the team.

Farid Benstiti, Lyon coach
I haven't had much luck with penalties as I also lost in a shoot-out in the French Cup. It is obviously difficult to lose like that. It is hard to lose a final, even if we can feel pride at reaching it and getting so very, very  close. When we went two penalties up we thought we would win, but it didn't work out that way. It was an excellent performance from their goalkeeper to guess the correct side twice so of course the disappointment is even bigger given how close we were.

It was a difficult match for a coach, very open – anything could have happened up front because that was where both teams' quality lies. Women's football is the winner though. I really think that women's football of this quality will be like the men's game in ten or 15 years. We are on the right path.

I told my players I am as disappointed as they are and we will all be crying tonight at the hotel. I can't hide how hard this is, but from tomorrow we will set our minds on the league because we have a match on Monday.