The door to Europe continues to open for Borussia Mönchengladbach: In the Bundesliga, Borussia beat Leipzig and overtaken in tabular trauma despite the large postpech.
On Saturday, the “Fohlen” cheered a 1-0 (0: 0) in the race for the European Cup places. The Gladbacher of the day was Alassane Pléa: he scored the golden goal (56th minute), and Leipzig never got him to pack him either. Borussia now has 43 points and bumps into Leipzig (42 points) from fifth place. “We are just disappointed now”So Leipzig coach Marco Rose said after the game of the sports show. “Dreaming is allowed”said his Gladbach counterpart Gerardo Seoane. “We will give everything to the end and then see what it was enough for.”
Tough start in the Borussia Park
It was a tough kick in the Borussia park. The home side stated the tone in the first few minutes, with mandatory scoring chances failed. And Leipzig didn’t get going at all. Which was due to inadequate pass quality, but also because Gladbach was strong. Central defender Nico Elvedi in particular was dazzling, he won almost all of his duels.
In the “foal” goal, the only 18-year-old Tiago Pereira Pereira Cardoso once again represented the injured Jonas Omlin. And he got a first grateful shot to warm up from Leipzig’s Xavi Simons (9th). None of the opponents developed a top chance in the first round.
Gladbach’s Cvancara uses his Starting eleven chance not
Perhaps there would have been more in half one for BMG if Franck Honorat’s flank on Tomas Cvancara had been more placed after a quarter of an hour. Cvancara, who was back in the starting eleven for the first time in a good two months because of the lock of Tim Kleindienst (yellow-red card), but came back to his header (14th).
In general, Cvancara performed unhappily in the first half, mostly hung in the front. And when a cross found him, his head balls simply not radiated any danger. After all, he tried, gave the most goal shots of all actors on the field until the break – four were the number. In half two, however, nobody was added.
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Pléa escapes Leipzig’s defense far too often
Amazing things occurred at the beginning of the second half. At first, RB Leipzig really made steam, Christoph Baumgartner just moved a long -range shot (46.), then a header from a short distance (52nd) – a pressure phase of the Saxons. “We didn’t win because we weren’t clear enough on the offensive”complained Rose.
But all the ride that Leipzig had taken suddenly flee. And Gladbach reported back in the person of Alassane Pléa. The Frenchman moved wisely between the Leipzig defenseers, and did too often escaped them.
At first he did not hit the ball properly after a cross from Honorat, Leipzig goalkeeper Maarten Vandevoordt gratefully accepted the Kullerball (54th). But then: With a corner variant, Honorat briefly played for Robin Hack, whose flank found defender Ko ItaKura. The Japanese dropped a volley shot, Vandordt parried – but exactly on the head of Pléa, which only had to dust off. “At the moment we have an Alassane Plea that simply dissolves the crucial things very well due to its individual quality and has a good nose,” praised Seoane.
Leipzig in luck: BMG fails three times on the post
After that, Leipzig was knocked out, but at the same time was also forced to play more forward. RB also offered the Gladbachers for counterattacks. It was extremely happy for the guests that Gladbach did not subsequently put the sack early.
Because the home side failed three times on the aluminum. First Pléa only hit the outer post in a counterattack (62nd). A little later, a header from Nico Elvedi crashed into the housing (72nd) after a corner kick. And then Pléa prevailed in another counterattack in the duel with Lukas Klostermann, but again the goal was denied him by the outdoor post – this time by the other (80th).
In the final phase, BMG otherwise gathered in a thick graduation in front of his own sixteen, Leipzig desperately searched for a path. But the equalization no longer succeeded. So Seoane was able to compliment his team: “It was a very disciplined performance.”
Gladbach travels to Hamburg, Leipzig receives TSG
For Gladbach it goes to FC St. Pauli on Sunday (3:30 p.m.). RB Leipzig has the TSG from Hoffenheim the day before (3:30 p.m.).