Borussia Mönchengladbach couldn’t take the momentum from Bayern’s victory with them. The Foals lost the home game against Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in front of 750 fans.
In the derby bankruptcy, Gladbach newcomer Marvin Friedrich (26) is in the starting eleven. Only last Tuesday did the central defender move from Union Berlin to the Lower Rhine.
Curious: the Neu-Gladbacher meets Bayer for the second time this week. Friedrich played 2-2 with Union in Leverkusen last Saturday.
Then the move to Gladbach – and with his first appearance at Borussia Friedrich sends Matthias Ginter to the bench.
The national player, who will leave Gladbach on a free transfer in the summer, is only on the bench for the first time in his Gladbach career. Sports director Max Eberl (48) on Sky: “There is no player who is bigger than the club.”
On his debut, Ginter’s deputy Friedrich is also the center of attention in the scene of the game.
▶ 49 minutes: Karim Bellarabi tackles Friedrich in the Gladbach box. The ex-Berliner hits the winger lightly on the foot and Bellarabi goes down immediately. Referee Sascha Stegemann gives a penalty! A questionable penalty, but not a clear wrong decision.
Leverkusen clipper Patrik Schick takes over, but Gladbach goalkeeper Yann Sommer deflects the penalty shot around the right post!
But Gladbach’s joy comes too early: Robert Andrich Gladbach defender Tony Jantschke escapes from the following corner and is able to slide in completely unhindered from the six-yard box to Leverkusen’s lead.
Crazy: Sommer saves his second penalty against Kerem Demirbay in the 88th minute! The Swiss cannot prevent the Gladbach bankruptcy either.
Because despite his missed penalty, at least Schick can still celebrate later.
▶ 74 minutes: Demirbay takes a free kick from the left. Schick prevails and nods off to 0:2.
The 18th goal of the season for the Czech, who is behind only Robert Lewandowski in the goalscoring chart.
Nico Elvedi marked the final score for Gladbach in the 81st minute with a corner goal.
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