Gladbach vs Bayern 2021-22 German Bundesliga
Bayern need Lewandowski goal to earn draw at Gladbach in Bundesliga opener
Champions Bayern Munich had to work their way back from a goal down in their Bundesliga season opener in a 1-1 draw with Borussia Monchengladbach.
Match Commentary
- 10': Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 1, FC Bayern München 0. Alassane Plea (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lars Stindl.
- 42': Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 1, FC Bayern München 1. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Second Half begins Borussia Mönchengladbach 1, FC Bayern München 1.
- 57': Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Marcus Thuram replaces Alassane Plea.
- 64': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Jonas Hofmann replaces Patrick Herrmann.
- 72': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Keanan Bennetts replaces Hannes Wolf.
- 75': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Kingsley Coman replaces Leroy Sané.
- 75': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Jamal Musiala replaces Serge Gnabry.
- 82': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Bouna Sarr replaces Josip Stanisic.
- 82': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting replaces Thomas Müller.
- 90': Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. László Bénes replaces Florian Neuhaus.
Game Information
Venue: Borussia-Park
Location: Mönchengladbach, Germany
Attendance: 22,925
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6 | Bayern Munich | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +2 | FC Augsburg | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +2 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Statistics
 MUN |
BMG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 8 |
| 65 | Possession | 35 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 513 | Accurate Passes | 236 |
| 613 | Passes | 332 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 23 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 18 | Tackles | 32 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 18 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 10 | Clearances | 22 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 30 | Nico Elvedi |
| 28 | Matthias Ginter |
| 29 | Joe Scally |
| 18 | Stefan Lainer |
| 13 | Lars Stindl |
| 32 | Florian Neuhaus  |
| 6 | Christoph Kramer |
| 14 | Alassane Pléa |
| 11 | Hannes Wolf |
| 7 | Patrick Herrmann |
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Neuer (GK) |
| 4 | Niklas Süle |
| 2 | Dayot Upamecano |
| 19 | Alphonso Davies |
| 44 | Josip Stanisic |
| 25 | Thomas Müller |
| 8 | Leon Goretzka |
| 6 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 7 | Serge Gnabry |
| 10 | Leroy Sané |
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