Borussia Mönchengladbach will face Manchester City in the Champions League.
Does the Rose Elf surprise everyone?
We follow the game in Budapest in the live ticker.
Champions League *: Borussia Mönchengladbach - Manchester City |
Wednesday, 9 p.m. (DAZN) *
The foals are clearly underdogs against the Premier League * leaders.
But Pep Guardiola warns urgently of the Bundesliga club and highlights two players.
Borussia Mönchengladbach - Manchester City -: - (- :-)
Lineup Borussia Mönchengladbach |
Line-up Manchester City |
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referee |
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Update from February 24, 6:27 p.m.:
While Marco Rose is still the coach of Borussia Mönchengladbach, the discussions about his successor are already going on.
Sports director Max Eberl's phone lines are already glowing.
“I speak very, very much.
We have some very exciting candidates.
We will talk to everyone and then see where the symbiosis is greatest. "
Two coaches from the Bundesliga are said to be the topic:
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speculates that Eintracht's Adi Hütter and Werder's Florian Kohfeldt are shortlisted.
It is also possible that the Gladbachers will use RB Salzburg again - as with Marco Rose.
Jesse Marsch has already made it clear that a Bundesliga engagement would appeal to him.
Update from February 24th, 4:45 p.m.:
Borussia Mönchengladbach is back in the knockout phase of the Champions League for the first time in 43 years.
It's probably the biggest game in the club's history for a long time - but somehow it doesn't feel like it.
Firstly, the game will take place in Budapest, secondly without fans and thirdly with a coach from Gladbach, whose departure has already been decided.
In terms of football, however, the evening could be high class.
Provided that the Gladbach team has one of their good days when they could also beat the greatest.
We're excited to see what the evening will bring - a good four hours until kick-off.
Gladbach - Manchester City in the live ticker - will the foals get Gündogan under control?
Update from February 24th, 1:48 p.m.:
In a few hours it will be time, then Borussia Mönchengladbach will measure itself
against what
is currently the best team from Europe.
Not an easy task for Marco Rose's foals, as Manchester City have won the last 17 games (!) In a row.
Which staff does Rose trust against Peps ManCity?
We are excited when the lists are published around 8 p.m.
Gladbachers will have to keep a special eye on national player Ilkay Gündogan.
The 30 year old is in the shape of his life.
Gladbach - Manchester City in the live ticker - Guardiola warns of tumbling foals
First report from February 23:
Budapest - Rose-Stress, no win for four games and now Manchester City in the Champions League: From a purely objective point of view, there is not much that speaks for Borussia Mönchengladbach * this Wednesday.
But maybe that is exactly the chance.
The foals have often proven that they can do it this season.
And often enough we have already seen that the form in the league does not have to play a role on a European Cup evening.
Despite all the problems, coach Marco Rose * swears his professionals to a "special evening with a lot of confidence, a lot of courage and a lot of passion" before the first leg of the first leg in the Champions League.
These virtues will also be necessary, because the “Skyblues” have won the last 18 games in a row and are on their way to the championship title.
Jürgen Klopp, on the other hand, cannot follow at all with Liverpool FC *.
Champions League: Gladbach - Manchester City in the live ticker - Guardiola warns of Neuhaus
A fully occupied Borussia Park would of course be worth gold in games like this - but it is currently just a dream.
Because the English are not allowed to enter, the Gladbachers have to get on the plane to Budapest for their home game.
Nevertheless, they are not without a chance there.
“We don't have to hide from Manchester either,” announced Florian Neuhaus *.
His DFB colleague Ilkay Gündogan and his coach Pep Guardiola agree with him.
The Catalan warns: "Marco Rose is an excellent coach and the team also has quality with players like Neuhaus or Kramer".
The last extremely accurate Gündogan sums up: "On a good day Gladbach is able to beat anyone".
For Marco Rose a victory would of course be balm on the soul.
"Then it will be a little funnier for me too," he smiled at the press conference.
(epp) * tz.de is part of the Ippen editorial network.