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20:07
Gladbach strengthens the defensive again. Defender Friedrich is now on board for midfielder Neuhaus.
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20:06
Substitution at Bor. Mönchengladbach: Marvin Friedrich
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20:06
Substitution at Bor. Mönchengladbach: Florian Neuhaus
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20:06
Pavard hits the ball 20 meters from the box and just pulls it off. His shot is not bad, but today it probably takes an unstoppable ball to beat Yann Sommer, who saves again brilliantly.
72
20:02
Always summer! The Swiss is now also on the post against Gnabry and Müller, who are also a bit too imprecise with their degrees.
70
20:01
And Musiala shows directly what he can give Bayern’s offensive game. In the tight crowd of sixteen, the youngster dribbles onto the baseline and plays in the middle. Again, however, it’s summer that’s on hand.
68
19:58
Good for those who have such options. Julian Nagelsmann brings a breath of fresh air to his offensive and sends Musiala and Gnabry into the race for Sabitzer and Mane.
67
19:57
Substitution at Bayern Munich: Serge Gnabry
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19:57
Substitution at Bayern Munich: Sadio Mané
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19:57
Substitution at Bayern Munich: Jamal Musiala
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19:57
Substitution at Bayern Munich: Marcel Sabitzer
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19:56
What a pass from Pavard! The Frenchman sends Sane on his journey, who takes Itakura several meters away. In a duel, Sane could have dropped, but the national player wants the goal. However, he fails free-standing to Sommer, who parries again strongly.
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19:54
Yellow card for Marcel Sabitzer (Bayern Munich)
Kone is down again, this time after a tactical foul by Sabitzer, who of course gets a yellow card for it.
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19:53
Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) receives a yellow card
After a duel, Kone remains lying down. That doesn’t suit Kimmich at all and there is a yellow card for loud complaints.
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19:52
This is not possible! Sadio Mane misses the huge opportunity here! Again, the Senegalese is served completely free-standing on the second post, but fails from close range due to the outstanding summer, which also destroys Mane’s follow-up shot. What an action by the keeper!
60
19:50
We note the second deal for Gladbach tonight! After a corner kick, Itakura wins the header duel in the middle, but the ball is easy prey for Neuer.
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19:49
Of course, Gladbach is playing with fire here. The guests leave large parts of the field to Bayern and devote themselves to defending. Of course, that can go wrong against the offensive quality of Bayern. So far the foals have defended it very well, especially after the change of sides.
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19:44
As in the first half, the hosts were able to quickly gain control here, but the really big pressure is still missing after the break.
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19:43
The first change of the game. Wolf replaces Plea on the guests’ left. Plea had to leave the field battered.
52
19:42
Substitution at Bor. Mönchengladbach: Hannes Wolf
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19:42
Substitution at Bor. Mönchengladbach: Alassane Pléa
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19:39
Coman crosses from the right to the near post, where Müller is on the ball at the same time as Sommer. With a bit of luck, the goalkeeper of the guests can rectify this situation.
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19:38
Even before the game, there had been a choreography by the fans. The supporters celebrate 50 years of the south curve. Now the southern curve is igniting so diligently that referee Schlager has to interrupt the game for about a minute.
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19:36
Go on! Gladbach kicks off the second half and does so with the same staff. Bayern are back on the pitch without a change.
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19:35
Kick-off 2nd half
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19:23
Mid-term conclusion:
Borussia Mönchengladbach leads 1-0 at Bayern Munich at half-time. And to be honest, no one really knows why that is. Only one team played here from the start and that was Bayern. Initially, the hosts had trouble developing danger from the game, but the pressure increased almost by the minute. This culminated in two offside goals from Sadio Mane, with which Gladbach was lucky and apparently only wanted to save himself at half-time. Then Upamecano missed a long ball and Thuram took advantage of this with the guests’ first shot on goal. However, it is surprising that the goal came after the foals had liberated themselves, because the Gladbachers mostly tried to avoid this. Clarify situations in a playful way was Borussia’s declared goal and one of the few bright spots next to the goal.
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19:16
Official injury time (minutes): 3
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19:13
Tooor for Bor. Mönchengladbach, 0: 1 by Marcus Thuram
That’s how you can fool yourself! Suddenly it’s the guests who lead here! Kramer shoots the ball forward more or less blindly to free himself. Upamecano misses the ball and then can’t catch the lurking Thuram. The Frenchman stays cool in front of Neuer and turns the game upside down with his goal!
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19:13
Even if Mane’s two goals didn’t count, they show the fine line Gladbach is walking. It currently seems as if the foals would only save themselves with great difficulty without conceding a goal at halftime.
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19:10
Mane scores again, but again the hit doesn’t count! This time, however, the whole thing is a little clearer, because when Müller tipped a shot from Sane to Mane, the latter was clearly offside.
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19:09
Yellow card for Alassane Pléa (Bor. Mönchengladbach)
Plea has to help out at the back and grabs his opponent. The first yellow card of the game.
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19:07
VAR decision: The goal by S. Mané (Bayern Munich) is disallowed, score 0-0
Now the ball is wriggling in the net! Sane gets the ball and heads towards the baseline. He turns and plays Müller. This lifts the ball halfway up to the second post, where Mane only has to push it in. The hit counts first, but is withdrawn after the replay is considered. Sane was offside when Müller crossed and just dodged the ball. So he had probably irritated the defense. A reasonable decision!
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19:04
Bayern are getting closer and closer to the goal! Sane gets the ball from the left and, with a bit of luck, gets through in the centre. The national player pulls from close range, but fails because of Itakura, who throws himself into the shot in dire need.
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19:01
Sane picks up the pace in the center and plays a one-two with Müller. The ball comes halfway back to Sane, who just tries to volley it. The necessary precision is still missing here, but we note another good finish from the home side.
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18:59
In the meantime, the hosts are always looking for a way from the outside. Bayern actually occupy the penalty area well for the flanks, but Gladbach always gets a foot in between.
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18:58
In this phase, Gladbach no longer has the switching moments that existed at the beginning of the game. Bayern is getting stronger and more dominant, even if they are still relatively harmless from the game.
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18:54
Great individual action by Coman, who asserts himself against several Gladbach players on the right and moves into the penalty area. The Frenchman could have tried a cross here, but finishes it himself. His shot goes almost a meter over the goal, but there is applause from the audience for this action.
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18:51
In terms of sport, it’s getting dangerous again and again a standard from Kimmich is responsible. With a lot of effort, the ball flies into the middle, where Mane just barely misses the possible 1:0.
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18:49
Now the game is interrupted because two speedsters are on the lawn and want to tie themselves to the goalposts. “Stop the fossil madness” is written on their shirts. Whatever one thinks of this message, this kind of attention is certainly the wrong way.
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18:44
As expected, Bayern dominate the game in the first quarter of an hour and keep trying through the center. But there is not much to be gained there yet and so the spectators are waiting for the first real chance to score in the game.
11.
18:43
Good ball now from Plea, who wants to send Thuram on the journey. However, the pass is a little too deep and hits the back of the Frenchman’s head, who otherwise would have had a running duel with Hernandez.
8th.
18:41
With its own build-up, Gladbach manages not to lose the ball too quickly, but the ball is gone too soon after winning the ball. The quick switching, which is certainly one of the foals’ means, does not work yet.
5.
18:37
Bayern tries to cause a lot of stress in the Gladbachers with high pressing. But the guests stay cool for the time being and combine well. It should be important not to give Bayern the ball too quickly and too easily.
1.
18:33
53 seconds have been played and it’s almost 1-0 for Bayern! After a corner kick from Kimmich, Upamecano gets the ball, but his header fails because of the strongly reacting Yann Sommer.
1.
18:32
Here we go! Munich toasts and that in the usual red dress. Gladbach also plays traditionally in white with green accents.
17:58
Even at Gladbach there is only one change to report compared to the previous week. Compared to the 1-0 win against Hertha, youngster Luca Netz is new. He replaces Ramy Bensebaini, who is out today.
17:46
After a 7:0 there is actually little reason for a change. There is therefore only one change in personnel: Davies moves into the starting XI for de Ligt. Bayern will probably play with a back four again today.
17:45
But Gladbach are also going into today’s top game with self-confidence. The foals are still unbeaten this season, and above all they are much more compact than in the previous season. That will also be needed today against Bayern’s variable offensive. The recent past has shown that the record champions can be annoyed. In the pre-season, for example, FCB were tricked into drawing at the start of the league and they also have fond memories of the memorable 5-0 win in the cup.
17:42
After the departure of Robert Lewandowski, many people had speculated whether Bayern would now be missing something in attack. The answer after three matchdays is clearly “No”. 15:1 goals and nine points is the result of the record champions after beating VfL Bochum 7:0 in the week. The already broad chest of Bayern should be even broader before the duel with Gladbach.
17:37
Good evening and welcome to the top game of the fourth match day. On Saturday evening there will be a traditional duel in the Allianz Arena when Borussia Mönchengladbach is a guest at FC Bayern. Kick-off is at 6:30 p.m.!