German Bundesliga

FT Sunday, December 1, 2019
SC Freiburg WLDWD 2
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Borussia Mönchengladbach WWWLW 4
1st2ndT
SCF112
BMG134
BORUSSIA-PARK · 51,080 att.

Match Report

Photo by Christian Verheyen/Borussia Moenchengladbach via Getty Images

Gladbach stay top of Bundesliga thanks to Breel Embolo masterclass

Borussia Moenchengladbach forward Breel Embolo scored twice, set up another and also missed a penalty as the league leaders beat Freiburg 4-2.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
2
9
Saves
2
49.7
Possession
50.3
12
SHOTS
23
4
ON GOAL
13
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
350
Accurate Passes
360
427
Passes
443
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
2
20
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.2
58
Long Balls
55
28
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
6
Effective Tackles
9
12
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
16
Interceptions
9
20
Effective Clearances
28
20
Clearances
28

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

BMG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Yann SommerG
  2. 30Nico ElvediCD-L
  3. 24Tony JantschkeCD-R
  4. 25Ramy BensebainiLB
  5. 18Stefan LainerRB
  6. 22László BénesAM
  7. 8Denis ZakariaLM
  8. 32Florian NeuhausRM
  9. 36Breel EmboloF
  10. 10Marcus ThuramAM-L
  11. 7Patrick HerrmannAM-R

SCF · 3-4-1-2

  1. 26Mark FlekkenG
  2. 23Dominique HeintzCD
  3. 4Nico SchlotterbeckCD-L
  4. 5Manuel GuldeCD-R
  5. 27Nicolas HöflerCM-L
  6. 25Robin KochCM-R
  7. 19Janik HabererAM
  8. 30Christian GünterLM
  9. 7Jonathan SchmidRM
  10. 9Lucas HölerCF-L
  11. 18Nils PetersenCF-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 1, Sport-Club Freiburg 0. Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  2. 6' Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 1, Sport-Club Freiburg 1. Jonathan Schmid (Sport-Club Freiburg) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  3. 30' Dominique Heintz (Sport-Club Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 36' Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 40' László Bénes (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 46' Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 2, Sport-Club Freiburg 1. Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Patrick Herrmann following a fast break.
  7. 49' Penalty missed! Still Borussia Mönchengladbach 2, Sport-Club Freiburg 1. Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
  8. 51' Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 3, Sport-Club Freiburg 1. Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
  9. 56' Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Roland Sallai replaces Nico Schlotterbeck.
  10. 57' Tony Jantschke (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 58' Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 3, Sport-Club Freiburg 2. Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Günter with a cross following a set piece situation.
  12. 65' Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Christoph Kramer replaces László Bénes.
  13. 71' Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 4, Sport-Club Freiburg 2. Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Neuhaus with a through ball.
  14. 73' Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Chang-Hoon Kwon replaces Manuel Gulde.
  15. 84' Robin Koch (Sport-Club Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 84' Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Alassane Pléa replaces Breel Embolo.
  17. 89' Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Jonas Hofmann replaces Marcus Thuram.
  18. 90'+1' Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Mike Frantz replaces Jonathan Schmid.

Bundesliga News

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