FC Bayern to defeat to Gladbach in custody – SPIEGEL ONLINE

“Arjen Robben,” “Arjen Robben,” “Arjen Robben,” echoed in 24 minutes by the Munich stadium. The chants should sound encouraging, euphoric they were not. And the man to whom they were, they hardly heard. For Arjen Robben was already gone down into the catacombs of the arena. Face contorted with pain, the bitter diagnosis followed two hours later: abdominal muscle tear, several weeks off. After a foul by Tony Jantschke Gladbach he was unhappy crashed into the lawn; in pain, he turned, slapped his hand several times on the green. Robben first tried to keep playing, but after the next duel he signaled coach Josep Guardiola: it no longer works. Without the 31-year-olds the Munich looked helplessly at their 0: against Borussia -Niederlage: 2 (0: 1).

Robben is likely to be both for the league match in Dortmund, the DFB Cup quarter-final in Leverkusen and the two Champions League quarter-finals against Porto. It was the worst message to this already gloomy evening for Munich. For how great was the respect of the enemy in front of Bavaria superstar that brought Gladbach defender Martin Stranzl later reflected: “It has been seen at the beginning of that seal was a lot of running.” How valuable the Dutchman for Bayern this season is, however, showed only after replacement

A few minutes later fell namely. 1: 0 for the guests, Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who also spent a black evening had a rather harmless goal of Raphael let slip through your hands. And then had the Bavaria: headless, uninspired, without wit. And most importantly, without train to the gate, so it lacked precisely the quality that brings seals so vehemently in Guardiola’s game system. “We wanted to defend even higher, but specifically as Robben was still in there, Bayern are always on the side by broken,” Stranzl said: “After that it was much more pleasant for us.”

Gladbach retired to the little happy scorer sent back, so that Bayern found little room for their turns in the lead. In individual actions they ran again and again firmly to the back four double Gladbach. The statistics speak volumes in this context: The Munich had indeed 68 percent possession of the ball, but won only 40 percent of their duels – an underground value for them. This shows how much she despaired bulwark of the guests. “If the enemy defends with all the players, the rooms are small. We have to find solutions,” said Bastian Schweinsteiger, who it also failed.

“Without Franck and Arjen it was hard”

That is not so flexible in attack Bayern without Robben and Franck Ribery also injured, is on the hand. Although Thomas Müller says that it already give this debate, since he played at Bayern. The most creative players are still hard to replace, even more bitter is their loss in the all-important next few weeks. “We tried everything, but without Franck and Arjen it was hard. In the second half we played with too much heart and little head,” Guardiola said clearly. All the more would designate German champions the return of Thiago help the first time sat against Gladbach after a nearly year-long injury lay back on the bench.

But he also had the second major Bayern problem besides the dependence of too few encoders hardly can solve. The recurrent against Gladbach helplessness in opposing the break. As with the defeat against Wolfsburg. “Today we got two goals from four counterattacks,” Mueller stated disillusioned. The second goal of Borussia succeeded Raphael again in the 77th minute.

And Philipp Lahm against Gladbach celebrated twenty-minute comeback after a broken ankle and months of injury, was disillusioned again from the field: “We must rediscover the track after the international break,” Lahm said, “everyone knows what stake in the next month. ” At stake is the complete season

Bayern Munich – Borussia Mönchengladbach 0. 2 (0: 1)
0: 1 Raphael (30).
0: 2 Raffael (77)
Munich: New – Rafinha Boateng, Badstuber, Bernat – Alaba, Alonso (61. Rode), Schweinsteiger – Robben (24. Thomas Müller) Lewandowski, Götze (70th Lahm)
Mönchengladbach: Summer – Jantschke, Stranzl, Dominguez, Wendt – Kramer, Xhaka – Herrmann (Nordtveit 89.) Johnson – Hahn (72. Max Kruse), Raphael (81. Hazard)
Referee: Meyer (Burgdorf)
Spectators: 75,000 (sold out)
Yellow cards: Jantschke (4), Hahn (3)