Can't retrieve posts with auth scaffold - laravel

Question

Wether I submit the login, register, or forgot password form I can't retrieve the POST data. While this is my form tag:
<form class="form-horizontal" role="form" method="POST" action="{{ url('/login') }}">
It doesn't end up in /login so I'm guessing it gets redirected back to the current page. How do I retrieve this data anyway?
My goal is to know if a person has used the register/login/or forgot password form wether it failed or was successfull. (They are all on the same page in different modals)
My controller:
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Blog;
use App\Account;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Input;
class HomeController extends Controller
{
/**
* Create a new controller instance.
*
* #return void
*/
public function __construct()
{
//$this->middleware('auth');
}
/**
* Show the application dashboard.
*
* #return \Illuminate\Http\Response
*/
public function index(Request $request)
{
$blogItems = Blog::all();
$onlinePlayers = Account::getOnlinePlayers()->count();
$onlineStaff = Account::getOnlineStaff()->count();
$input = Request('username');
return Auth::routes();
}
}
The login form:
<form class="form-horizontal" role="form" method="POST" action="{{ url('/login') }}">
{{ csrf_field() }}
<div class="form-group{{ $errors->has('username') ? ' has-error' : '' }}">
<label for="username" class="col-md-4 control-label">Username</label>
<div class="col-md-6">
<input id="username" type="text" class="form-control" name="username" value="{{ old('username') }}" required autofocus>
#if ($errors->has('username'))
<span class="help-block">
<strong>{{ $errors->first('username') }}</strong>
</span>
#endif
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group{{ $errors->has('password') ? ' has-error' : '' }}">
<label for="password" class="col-md-4 control-label">Password</label>
<div class="col-md-6">
<input id="password" type="password" class="form-control" name="password" required>
#if ($errors->has('password'))
<span class="help-block">
<strong>{{ $errors->first('password') }}</strong>
</span>
#endif
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<div class="col-md-6 col-md-offset-4">
<div class="checkbox">
<label>
<input type="checkbox" name="remember" {{ old('remember') ? 'checked' : '' }}> Remember Me
</label>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<div class="col-md-8 col-md-offset-4">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">
Login
</button>
<a class="btn btn-link" href="{{ url('/password/reset') }}">
Forgot Your Password?
</a>
</div>
</div>
</form>
My Routes:
<?php
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Web Routes
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| Here is where you can register web routes for your application. These
| routes are loaded by the RouteServiceProvider within a group which
| contains the "web" middleware group. Now create something great!
|
*/
//Auth
Auth::routes();
//Homepage
Route::get('/', 'HomeController#index');
Route::get('/home', 'HomeController#index');
Route::get('/logout', '\App\Http\Controllers\Auth\LoginController#logout');
LoginController:
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;
use \Auth;
use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\AuthenticatesUsers;
use Illuminate\Auth\Authenticatable;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Account;
class LoginController extends Controller
{
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Login Controller
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| This controller handles authenticating users for the application and
| redirecting them to your home screen. The controller uses a trait
| to conveniently provide its functionality to your applications.
|
*/
use AuthenticatesUsers;
/**
* Where to redirect users after login.
*
* #var string
*/
protected $redirectTo = '/home';
/**
* Create a new controller instance.
*
* #return void
*/
public function __construct()
{
$this->middleware('guest', ['except' => 'logout']);
}
/**
* Override the username method used to validate login
*
* #return string
*/
public function username()
{
return 'username';
}
}