Borussia Mönchengladbach: Strong squad makes hope for CL – SPIEGEL ONLINE

Borussia Mönchengladbach is the team of the moment in the Bundesliga: 5: 0 in a direct duel with a competitor for a Champions League place, six games remaining in fourth. There was plenty of reason to cheer this Sunday.

But at Gladbach nobody wanted to rave about the dominance against Hertha, or by the beauty of the gates. Instead, all spoke Borussia from one subject: the “quality in the squad.” Goalkeeper Yann Sommer as Traine André Schubert, defender Tony Jantschke or sporting director Max Eberl.

It seemed as if they themselves were a little surprised about this as a matter of course put forward spectacle and about their own team. All eleven players on the pitch played at least well, fairly well – and then came off the bench to professionals who continually pushed ahead with this team. Raphael, the most dangerous attackers lacked still due to its muscle fiber parable from the game at Schalke. It sounded in recent days, as if this fine footballers irreplaceable.

“Since we could not go wrong”

Coach Schubert had decided André to convey Hahn first time since his serious injury from the first round to the starting line, which should be one of the key personal details. “André has particular strengths,” Schubert said later and praised Hahn “combination game, his Torabschluss” and its suitability as a “target player for long balls” from his own half.

All this showed Hahn impressively crowned by a brilliant shot on the turn to 2: 0th Schubert was pleased, but also noted that “had two or three others that position just run it. They would have the all done well, because we could not go wrong.” It does this 5 for the competition under the impression: have 0 sounded like a threat

On the bench initially sat Patrick Herrmann and Ibrahima Traoré who came later in the game and 3. 0 and 5 : 0 achieved. Moreover thorgan hazard flowers, where the 1: 0 and 4: 0 taxed to the highest Gladbach win of the season, more and more. “It’s great that we have so many players who can replace Raphael” Eberl said, smiling proudly.

is that the sports director rumors superior to episode, Mario Goetze from Bayern to get to the Lower Rhine, seems rather absurd to equally talented and viable offensive forces also because this splendor. Alone Gotze’s salary each frame would blow up the Gladbach have set themselves in order to avoid excessive disparities in salary structure.

Unlike the competition time in top form

And as the club most likely participates in a European Cup next year, there are few reasons for the current players to seek other challenges. If Werder Bremen not DFB Cup winner, seventh should entitle to participate in the Europa League, and “because we now have seven points ahead of eighth place, which was a very important victory for us,” Eberl said.

Especially as the momentum of recent weeks suggests that Borussia will fight even to the end in the battle for Champions League ranks. Unlike rivals like Schalke, Hertha or Wolfsburg the team in time for the highlight of the season in fine form, and the return of many injured players gives Borussia a strength that could be decisive again.

After Herrmann and Hahn returned with Tony Jantschke another long-term injured the team back, Raphael may already next weekend in Ingolstadt again operational. It is quite possible that this new energy will prove from the hospital as an important Puzzelstück for re Champions League Qualifying fiction.

And this team better is more mature and probably as the capital club, after that day, hardly anyone seriously doubt. Nine of their 32 goals in the season so far, the Berliners alone in games conceded against Bourssia Mönchengladbach.

The three points that are left after this moderate debacle from Borussia-Park, act as quite thin.