Borussia Mönchengladbach had to admit defeat to Manchester City in the Champions League.
The chances were there.
The game for reading in the ticker.
Champions League *: Borussia Mönchengladbach - Manchester City 0-2
The foals were clearly underdogs against the leaders of the Premier League *.
In the end, the favorite prevailed - the Gladbachers quarrel with their missed opportunities.
Borussia Mönchengladbach - Manchester City 0: 2 (0: 1)
Lineup Borussia Mönchengladbach |
Sommer - Lainer (63rd Lazaro), Elvedi, Ginter, Bensebaini - Kramer, Zakaria, Neuhaus - Hofmann (87th Wolf) - Plea (63rd Plea), Stindl (74th Embolo) |
Line-up Manchester City |
Ederson - Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo - Rodri, Foden (80th Torres), Gündogan - B. Silva, Jesus (80th Agüero), Sterling (69th Mahrez) |
Gates |
0: 1 B. Silva (28th), 0: 2 Jesus (64th) |
referee |
Arthur Dias (POR) |
In the end, the Citizens were a size too big for Borussia Mönchengladbach.
The chances were there, but they were "not played out cleanly," as Florian Neuhaus discovered after the game.
“There was more in it,” he says.
With the 0: 2 the chances of advancing are slim - that will be a mammoth task in the second leg, which takes place in three weeks.
But the spaces behind the city midfield were there - with a little more courage and determination, goals can easily pop out.
In the parallel game, Real Madrid beat Atalanta Bergamo 1-0.
Final whistle! That's it - deserved victory for Manchester City!
93rd Minute:
And at the very end, another chance for Gladbach!
Substitute Wolf benefits from a mistake by Rodri, but he makes far too little of his excellent shooting position.
Ederson can easily fend off the central conclusion.
90th Minute:
City now plays it down confidently.
It doesn't look like anything else is going to happen.
Three minutes of stoppage time.
87th minute:
The last minutes are beginning.
Do the people of Gladbach get another chance?
It would be the 19th victory in a row for Pep Guardiola's team.
84th Minute:
Hofmann comes over outside, puts the ball past Laporte - then the French stop it with a small push.
Too little for a penalty.
82nd Minute:
Of course, the first 80 minutes against the attack machine Manchester City cost a lot of strength.
As you can feel, the tank is empty for many of the Borussia players.
Only Thuram always wants the ball and is almost the only one who still poses danger.
78th Minute:
Ilkay Gündogan is captain after the replacement of Sterling.
He also accepts his role and directs his front men well.
In the last few minutes, Gladbach did not manage to create danger.
74th Minute:
Jonas Hofmann in a promising position - but he waits too long and doesn't make a decision.
City is faster to act in many situations today.
But Gladbach is now much more offensive and blows to attack.
Is there still a goal?
70th minute:
That was of course a blow to the neck for the foals.
Is there anything else going on in the last 20 minutes?
A goal in the second leg would save a mini-chance, with the 0-2 it will be difficult.
Rose reacts: He brings Embolo as the second striker.
67th Minute:
Lazaro and Thuram came just before the goal for Lainer and Plea.
Guardiola brings Mahrez for Sterling.
64th Minute: TOOOOOOOOOOR for Manchester City!
The 2-0 in a phase in which Gladbach sets the tone.
Another hit that bears the Guardiola brand.
Long cross on the second post, Silva puts the ball in the middle and Jesus spits it in.
Bitter for the foals.
62nd Minute:
And the next big chance for Borussia!
The bustling Zakaria brings the flank a bit in the back of Plea.
The Frenchman almost hits the goal with a Scorpion kick.
The ball goes inches past.
59th Minute:
Best phase now the Gladbacher!
Zakaria won the ball from Cancelo, suddenly there was only Dias left to cover City.
Instead of going any further, Zakaria looks for the pass that is too imprecise at the top.
Bitter to leave such great opportunities behind.
Because: The rooms are there!
56th Minute:
Neuhaus with a strong start, suddenly there is a lot of space.
He is looking for Plea with a through pass, although he would already be in the best shooting position.
Wrong decision of the Upper Bavarian.
53rd Minute:
What a giant buck from Bensebaini!
He plays a back pass straight into the legs of Gabriel Jesus, who is walking towards Sommer alone.
But for some inexplicable reason, the Brazilian waits far too long to finish - until Ginter saves with a tackle.
It was a hundred percent chance
48th minute:
The picture does not change at first.
Manchester City play without having great chances.
If Gladbach wins the ball, it's usually gone quickly.
The second half starts!
Which face is the foal elf showing after half time?
Half-time
- Borussia Mönchengladbach is behind at the break - a good attack by the Guardiola team is enough for the lead.
The Gladbachers create a little relief every now and then, but the courage to go towards goal is lacking.
With their pressing, the Citizens do not even make a calm build-up of the game possible.
In order to crack the Premier League leader, it takes a little more precision and determination from the Gladbachers.
The game is not yet decided!
Halftime!
Referee Dias sends the teams into the dressing room.
The favorite is in the lead.
42nd Minute:
The pressing of the Skyblues shows more and more effect.
In the first 30 minutes Gladbach was able to break free from time to time, but now they can't get out of the back.
40th minute:
Is there anything else going on before the break?
The Gladbach team is still careful and doesn't allow much.
But at some point in the course of the game they will have to do more.
38th Minute:
Joao Cancelo takes the measure, but puts the ball clearly over it.
36th Minute:
Kyle Walker is injured on the floor.
Neuhaus had stood on his foot.
Pep Guardiola is meanwhile very active on the sidelines.
32nd Minute:
Sterling is boiled by Elvedi.
The setback doesn't seem to have been bad for the foal-elf, they are still brave.
Only the scoring chances are still missing.
28th Minute: TOOOOOOOOOOR for Manchester City!
The lead for the Citizens - Cancelo brings a ball from the half field into the middle, Bernardo Silva runs into the perfectly timed ball and hits it with his head.
26th minute:
Bensebaini goes down against Sterling in his own penalty area, hits the ball very gently and clears the Englishman.
Strong tackle, but he plays with fire.
A millisecond later and there are penalties.
21st Minute:
It becomes visible from minute to minute: The Rose-Elf comes in better.
In rudiments you can see that the rooms for dangerous counterattacks are definitely there.
However, Gladbach is not yet playing it single-mindedly enough.
18th minute:
Strong attack by Borussia!
Kramer sends Lainer steep, who tries to cross over to Plea.
Dias saves in dire need.
So it can go!
15th minute:
Dangerous scene in the Gladbach penalty area!
Sterling and Gündogan somehow stumble through, but Bensebaini can finally clarify.
Borussia must avoid such situations.
13th minute:
The Bundesliga club can break free a bit.
The game is very tactical, there is still little speed in it.
10th minute:
Gladbach does not even come into his own offensive game.
The motto of holding the ball sometimes cannot be implemented on the pitch by the players.
8th minute:
Foden tries from 20 meters, but Sommer keeps him safe.
5. Minute:
Gladbach is low.
You can already see that there is a lot of leg work to be done for the foals today.
Sterling manages to get past the first line, but Zakaria is there.
3rd minute:
Quiet beginning.
City pushes the ball closed, Gladbach shifts.
Kick-off! The game begins.
Update from February 24th, 8:53 pm: The time will come soon
.
Marco Rose before the game: “It's an extraordinary game for us.
But we want to show what we can do and not just be there.
We have to defend well, but a key will also be to hold the ball every now and then and not just hope for counter-attacks. "
Gladbach - Manchester City in the live ticker - will Gündogan become a foal killer?
Update from February 24th, 8.44pm:
“The anticipation is huge, but we must suffer because we can run after a lot.
We have a clear plan.
If the team shows their top level, it will be an exciting game, ”says Max Eberl in the
DAZN
interview before the game.
If that is to succeed, the foal elf has to eliminate Ilkay Gündogan, who is currently on a run.
In the "Skyblues" he plays a more offensive role after the failure of Kevin de Bruyne and pays back with goals.
Gladbach - Manchester City in the live ticker - big game for foal elf
Update from February 24th, 8.30 p.m.:
The kick-off will be in half an hour - it's slowly getting into the hot phase.
Manchester City are in great shape right now, but on good days Gladbach can beat anyone.
If you will, it's a premiere for the foals today.
They last reached the round of 16 43 years ago, but at that time the competition was not yet called the “Champions League”.
Gladbach - Manchester City in the live ticker - Rose brings Zakaria into the starting line-up
Update from February 24th, 8:15 p.m.:
The last two first legs of the Champions League round of 16 will take place today.
The role distribution is similar in the parallel game: Real Madrid are the favorites against Atalanta Bergamo.
But the Italians are also good for a surprise.
Update from February 24th, 7:53 p.m.:
Gladbach starts with a five or three chain!
At least that is what the first list looks like.
How defensive it really looks in the end, we'll see in the game.
Elvedi, Ginter and Zakaria start at the back, with Kramer, Neuhaus and Hofmann securing the headquarters in front of them.
Bensebaini and Lainer come from the outside, with Plea and Stindl starting in front, unsurprisingly.
At Manchester City, super talent Phil Foden can run again.
Ilkay Gündogan comes in a slightly more defensive role.
The storm trio Jesus, Sterling and Bernardo Silva could pose problems for Gladbach.
Update from February 24, 7:29 p.m.:
Borussia Mönchengladbach will only be able to
survive
against Manchester City today through a strong collective.
Nevertheless, strong individual performances are important - for example from Florian Neuhaus, who is courted by some top clubs.
Pep Guardiola also explicitly warned against him.
How long he will play on the Lower Rhine is open.
FC Bayern are sometimes considered interested - but Neuhaus can also imagine staying in Gladbach.
“I can't currently say what will happen in summer,” he says.
“Borussia is a club where I was able to develop excellently and where I can find everything.
I know what I have in Borussia ”.
Gladbach - Manchester City in the live ticker - Eberl already looking for Rose's successor
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:
Sport Bild
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.