German Bundesliga

Gladbach vs Bayern 2021-22 German Bundesliga

  • 10': Alassane Pléa
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  • 42': Robert Lewandowski

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

Competition: German Bundesliga

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
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

BMG 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 Yellow Card
6 Christoph Kramer
14 Alassane Pléa
11 Hannes Wolf
7 Patrick Herrmann

MUN 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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