20
17:52
There was already a smell of offside and ultimately the flag goes up when Reus passes Malen to the top. The Dutchman can’t do anything with the sharp pass anyway.
18
17:50
Hazard’s corner kick from the right rushes sharply into the five, but Ginter heads the ball out of harm’s way. Dortmund has to play backwards with the second ball.
16
17:48
A quarter of an hour has passed and so far the Borussia duel has kept everything it promised beforehand, at least in terms of intensity. In the wet conditions, however, both teams have problems putting on an orderly game.
14
17:46
Yellow card for Ramy Bensebaini (Bor. Mönchengladbach)
The Algerian is right back at the center of the action, albeit as a culprit. Hazard puts the ball past Bensebaini and he extends his arm, stopping the Belgian unfairly and receiving a yellow card for the offense.
13
17:46
Hofmann finds Bensebaini’s head with the following free kick from the right half – but his header goes well over it.
12
17:43
Yellow card for Dan-Axel Zagadou (Borussia Dortmund)
Zagadou holds Lainer in the running duel and then slips away on the wet surface, causing the Austrian to fall and receiving an early yellow card.
10
17:41
But now the guests can build up again in peace, but Reyna and Malen put pressure on from the middle line and start running.
8th
17:40
Dortmund settled into this game quickly after Gladbach controlled the first few minutes. Now BVB makes the game, runs the foals early and quickly gets the balls back in midfield.
6
17:39
The shot is already more dangerous! Hazard and Reyna almost take the ball off each other’s feet as they both want to finish. The American is a bit faster and sends the volley from the edge of the sixteen into the far corner. Sommer can brilliantly parry the nasty bounce to the corner.
5
17:37
The hosts still have the first chance to finish! After winning the ball in his own third, Reus finds the ball on the left wing. However, the Dutchman is strongly pushed aside by Friedrich and clearly overshoots from a half-left position.
3
17:35
Gladbach starts boldly and aggressively, seems a little fresher and more alert in the first few minutes.
1
17:32
The ball rolls! Cold and wet conditions prevail in Dortmund, but the 10,000 fans allowed showed up.
17:31
The referee Marco Fritz will referee the 100th Bundesliga duel. The record from a total of 106 direct duels so far speaks for BVB at 43-34, 29 games ended in draws. Especially at home, BVB has been unbeatable in recent years. BVB managed 14 wins and one draw.
17:13
Fohlen coach Hütter, on the other hand, emphasized despite the mini liberation against FCA: “We still concede too many goals. But you shouldn’t forget that we recently put in a decent performance against Augsburg in a difficult situation under pressure.” With a view to the Glasgow game, the coach does not want to take this BVB performance as a benchmark and warns: “BVB has many strengths, but also its weaknesses. It will certainly be important to be defensive and to switch quickly after winning the ball to to use as much free space as possible for us.
16:59
The bankruptcy in the Euro League had to be processed a lot and for a long time by the Dortmunders. “It took a little longer. It’s sometimes uncomfortable. People often talk about attitude and mentality. It’s a phase in which we are particularly questioned,” said coach Marco Rose. “We play Playstation. That can’t work in real football. We have to be clearer there, cleaner, more serious,” was the demand before the Gladbach game.
16:56
There is a lot at stake for both teams. As mentioned, Gladbach wants to build on the success of last week and at least increase the gap to the relegation zone. There is still a long way to go to catch up with the European places – even if the gap could be reduced to just six points today. BVB, on the other hand, is thinking of making amends after the embarrassment against Glasgow and at the same time must at least keep up with Bayern. It is six points, but should the champions, who currently turned the game against Fürth, win and increase the pressure, BVB will be nine points behind before kick-off.
16:48
In the Gladbachers, on the other hand, after the win against Augsburg there is no reason for coach Adi Hütter to change anything in the starting staff.
16:47
Let’s immediately look at the line-ups of both teams, starting with BVB. There are three changes compared to the 4-2 draw against Glasgow Rangers three days ago. Akanji is missing with a torn muscle fiber, Witsel and Brandt are initially just sitting on the bench. Can, Reyna and Hazard replace the trio.
16:37
For the hosts it is also a long-distance duel with league leaders Bayern Munich, who are currently playing against bottom-placed Fürth and are surprisingly 1-0 down at half-time. If the champions make another mistake, BVB could move up to three points and add new excitement to the championship race. For this, however, a reaction to the Euro League bankruptcy on Thursday must follow today. It remains to be seen today whether troubled foals heralded the starting signal for the turnaround in the season last week. After four games without a win, Gladbach saved the 3-2 win against Augsburg over time and only scored the second three of the last ten matches.
Hello and welcome to the Borussia-Derby on matchday 23 of the Bundesliga. Borussia Dortmund welcomes Borussia Moenchengladbach at Signal Iduna Park. Kick-off is at 5:30 p.m.