Europa League flop, Bundesliga top – N24

Three days after the Europa League from Borussia Mönchengladbach has fueled new confidence in the Bundesliga. Against Paderborn third-placed won clearly, albeit with curious gates.

After the unfortunate from the Europa League controls Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga sovereign on Champions League course. Third-won Sunday’s 2: 0 (1: 0) against SC Paderborn in the tenth-up for the first time this season after an international appearance’s lead in fourth place on four points from

53,152 before. viewers achieved Fabian Johnson (18th minute) and Patrick Herrmann (81), the results for the fourth home win in a row. “It was well deserved, we controlled the game,” judged Borussia coach Lucien Favre on TV channel Sky. The Paderborn slipped through their first defeat in its sixth Sunday game of the season for the first time since the rise to relegation place on 16 and float more and more in danger of relegation. “We will never give up and we continue to fight,” promised coach André width riders.

Three days after the bitter defeat against Sevilla needed the umformierte Borussia ten minutes starting time. Coach Favre had equal rotates to five positions his starting XI, World Champion Christoph Kramer had first to the bank.

Johnson’s first goal for Gladbach

Before the Gladbach had sorted, made only once rating the game. With a lot of courage the team coached by André width riders wanted to 0: 6 make Forgot against Bayern Munich. Alban Mehas header over the crossbar after a few seconds remained in this phase, but the only dangerous opportunity of East Westphalia, although the outsider unexpectedly showed up at the beginning often outside the gate of the home team. “We would have had to punish the Moenchengladbach,” lamented Captain Uwe Hünemeier.

Then the hosts got the game more and more in control. At the shot attempt of the eye-catching Ibrahima Traoré (12) and Johnson (15) preserved SCP-Keeper Lukas Kruse his team before a residue. When Patrick Ziegler however abfälschte another low shot from Johnson of the box, the goalkeeper was beaten. “This is just as much football this,” said the penalty to the somewhat happy scene. It was Johnson’s first competitive goal for Borussia.

Seven minutes later Unlucky Ziegler almost inflicted the second goal. After Traoré flank his attempted clearance landed with a knee to the post of your own door. Gladbach were now the superior team, the turnovers piled up at the Paderborn Bornern. Winter signing Sdrjan Lakin had on his return to the starting XI as a foreign body.

Joker Herrmann true

Against the limited resources of the league newcomer satisfied the favorites after the break, an average performance. Raphael would have to expand the lead just after the break, but his weak header from four yards landed in Kruse’s hands. Branimir Hrgota (63) and substitute Max Kruse (70th) also missed the possible 2: 0

So had the edge was a fine line for Borussia, which in because of the burden of the many games. three contests gradually turned into the power saving mode. Finally, it has been going on Wednesday in the DFB Cup second round at Kickers Offenbach on. At the end secured Joker Herrmann with his tenth competitive goal of the season to win work, because this time Meha abfälschte his shot. Shortly before the end slapped another shot of Herrmann on the outside of the post deserves Gladbach victory was so anyway.