German Bundesliga

FT Friday, August 13, 2021
Bayern Munich WLDLL 1
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Borussia Mönchengladbach LLWWW 1
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Match Report

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Bayern need Lewandowski goal to earn draw at Gladbach in Bundesliga opener

Champions Bayern Munich had to work their way back from a goal down in their Bundesliga season opener in a 1-1 draw with Borussia Monchengladbach.

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Team Stats

4
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
3
8
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
8
65
Possession
35
21
SHOTS
11
9
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
513
Accurate Passes
236
613
Passes
332
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
8
Accurate Crosses
4
23
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.3
49
Long Balls
68
27
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
1
15
Effective Tackles
12
18
Tackles
32
0.8
Tackle %
0.4
11
Interceptions
18
10
Effective Clearances
22
10
Clearances
22

Head to Head

BMG leads series 3-2

Lineups

BMG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Yann SommerG
  2. 30Nico ElvediCD-L
  3. 28Matthias GinterCD-R
  4. 29Joe ScallyLB
  5. 18Stefan LainerRB
  6. 13Lars StindlAM
  7. 32Florian NeuhausLM
  8. 6Christoph KramerRM
  9. 14Alassane PléaF
  10. 11Hannes WolfAM-L
  11. 7Patrick HerrmannAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Jonas HofmannSUB
  2. 24Tony JantschkeSUB
  3. 34Conor NossSUB
  4. 37Keanan BennettsSUB
  5. 20Luca NetzSUB
  6. 10Marcus ThuramSUB
  7. 21Tobias SippelSUB
  8. 15Jordan BeyerSUB
  9. 22László BénesSUB

MUN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Manuel NeuerG
  2. 4Niklas SüleCD-L
  3. 2Dayot UpamecanoCD-R
  4. 19Alphonso DaviesLB
  5. 44Josip StanisicRB
  6. 25Thomas MüllerAM
  7. 8Leon GoretzkaLM
  8. 6Joshua KimmichRM
  9. 9Robert LewandowskiF
  10. 7Serge GnabryAM-L
  11. 10Leroy SanéAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 42Jamal MusialaSUB
  2. 3Omar RichardsSUB
  3. 17Michaël CuisanceSUB
  4. 20Bouna SarrSUB
  5. 13Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingSUB
  6. 11Kingsley ComanSUB
  7. 15Chris RichardsSUB
  8. 26Sven UlreichSUB
  9. 23Tanguy NianzouSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 1, FC Bayern München 0. Alassane Plea (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lars Stindl.
  2. 42' Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 1, FC Bayern München 1. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a corner.
  3. 57' Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 64' Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Marcus Thuram replaces Alassane Plea.
  5. 64' Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Jonas Hofmann replaces Patrick Herrmann.
  6. 72' Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Keanan Bennetts replaces Hannes Wolf.
  7. 75' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Kingsley Coman replaces Leroy Sané.
  8. 75' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Jamal Musiala replaces Serge Gnabry.
  9. 82' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Bouna Sarr replaces Josip Stanisic.
  10. 82' Substitution, FC Bayern München. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting replaces Thomas Müller.
  11. 90' Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+1' Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. László Bénes replaces Florian Neuhaus.

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