On February 18, one of the matches of the 21st round of the German Football Championship took place. Borussia M (Mönchengladbach) and Bayern (Munich) met.
German Championship, round 21
"Borussia M" (Mönchengladbach) — Bayern (Munich) — 3:2 (1:1)
Goals: Lars Stindl (13), J. Hofmann (55), Thuram (84) - E. M. Shupo-Moting (35), M. Tel. (90+3)
Warnings: Goretzka (37)
In a tense match between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayern at the Borussia-Park stadium, the final score ended 3-2 in favor of Borussia Mönchengladbach. The match started with a red card from D. Upamecano from Bayern in the 8th minute. Shortly after, L. Stindl of Borussia Mönchengladbach opened the scoring with a goal in the 13th minute. Bayern Munich responded in the 35th minute with a goal from E. M. Choupo-Moting. This was followed by a yellow card from Bayern L. Goretzka in the 37th minute. In the 46th minute, Bayern Munich made a double substitution: instead of T. Muller and H. Cancelu, S. Gnabry and L. Sane came on respectively.
Bayern Munich also made a second double substitution in the 62nd minute: M. de Ligt and M. Tel replaced L. Goretzka and E. M. Choupo-Moting. Borussia Mönchengladbach took the lead again in the 55th minute thanks to a goal from J. Hofmann. They also made their double substitution in the 56th minute when K. Kramer and J. Weigl replaced each other. It seemed that the match was being decided in favor of Borussia Monchengladbach until M. Thuram scored the winning goal in the 84th minute. Borussia Mönchengladbach completed their substitutions: J. Weigl was substituted for T. Janschke in the 90th minute and H. Wolf came on for P. Herrmann also in the 90th minute. Bayern Munich also scored a consolation goal in the 90th minute thanks to a M. Tel. Late in the game, Borussia Mönchengladbach managed a narrow victory over their Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Mainz - Borussia M, Bayern - Union.
Match statistics Borussia M - Bayern:
| Borussia M | Bavaria | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | shots on target | 4 |
| 16 | blows | 12 |
| 4 | Blocked punches | 3 |
| 12 | Kicks from the box | 5 |
| 4 | Kicks from outside the box | 7 |
| 9 | Violations | 9 |
| 4 | corner | 0 |
| 0 | offsides | 4 |
| 55% | Ball possession | 45% |
| 0 | yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 3 | Goalie saves | 4 |
| 574 | Total transfers | 482 |
| 509 | Accurate gear | 406 |
| 89% | Gear Accuracy | 84% |