Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Bayern Munich, 2021-22 German Bundesliga
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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.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alassane Plea.
- 7': Foul by Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München).
- 7': Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Offside, FC Bayern München. Robert Lewandowski tries a through ball, but Serge Gnabry is caught offside.
- 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.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Stanisic with a cross.
- 13': Foul by Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 13': Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leon Goretzka with a headed pass.
- 20': Offside, FC Bayern München. Joshua Kimmich tries a through ball, but Leroy Sané is caught offside.
- 22': Foul by Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern München).
- 22': Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Attempt missed. Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 24': Offside, FC Bayern München. Dayot Upamecano tries a through ball, but Thomas Müller is caught offside.
- 26': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alphonso Davies with a through ball.
- 27': Attempt missed. Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alphonso Davies.
- 29': Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 30': Attempt missed. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 31': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Matthias Ginter.
- 32': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Christoph Kramer.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 33': Foul by Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München).
- 33': Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Stefan Lainer tries a through ball, but Patrick Herrmann is caught offside.
- 37': Attempt saved. Josip Stanisic (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 37': Attempt saved. Josip Stanisic (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner.
- 38': Foul by Hannes Wolf (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 38': Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Florian Neuhaus tries a through ball, but Alassane Plea is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt missed. Josip Stanisic (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 42': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Florian Neuhaus.
- 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.
- 44': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Alphonso Davies.
- 45': Offside, FC Bayern München. Joshua Kimmich tries a through ball, but Leroy Sané is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1, FC Bayern München 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Borussia Mönchengladbach 1, FC Bayern München 1.
- 48': Attempt saved. Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 49': Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Christoph Kramer tries a through ball, but Patrick Herrmann is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leroy Sané with a cross.
- 52': Dayot Upamecano (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Hannes Wolf (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 53': Attempt missed. Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
- 53': Alassane Plea (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Dayot Upamecano (FC Bayern München).
- 54': Attempt missed. Stefan Lainer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick Herrmann following a set piece situation.
- 55': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Dayot Upamecano.
- 55': Attempt saved. Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Herrmann with a cross.
- 57': Foul by Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 57': Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt saved. Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Serge Gnabry with a through ball.
- 58': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
- 60': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 60': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
- 60': Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Niklas Süle with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Matthias Ginter.
- 63': Attempt missed. Dayot Upamecano (FC Bayern München) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Marcus Thuram replaces Alassane Plea.
- 64': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Jonas Hofmann replaces Patrick Herrmann.
- 70': Attempt saved. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
- 70': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Manuel Neuer.
- 71': Attempt saved. Hannes Wolf (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nico Elvedi.
- 72': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Keanan Bennetts replaces Hannes Wolf.
- 75': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Kingsley Coman replaces Leroy Sané.
- 75': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Jamal Musiala replaces Serge Gnabry.
- 76': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Lainer.
- 81': Attempt missed. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
- 82': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Bouna Sarr replaces Josip Stanisic.
- 82': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting replaces Thomas Müller.
- 83': Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 84': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Jonas Hofmann.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross.
- 85': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
- 86': Attempt missed. Dayot Upamecano (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Attempt missed. Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Keanan Bennetts (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 90': Foul by Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 90': Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. László Bénes replaces Florian Neuhaus.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1, FC Bayern München 1.
- 0': Match ends, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1, FC Bayern München 1.
Statistics
 MUN |
BMG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: BORUSSIA-PARK
Location: Mönchengladbach, Germany
Attendance: 22,925
Venue: BORUSSIA-PARK
Location: Mönchengladbach, Germany
Attendance: 22,925
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 26 | +68 | 67 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 26 | +29 | 58 |
| 3 | TSG Hoffenheim | 26 | +20 | 50 |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 26 | +17 | 50 |
Line-Ups
Borussia Mönchengladbach (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 30 | Nico Elvedi |
| 28 | Matthias Ginter |
| 29 | Joe Scally |
| 18 | Stefan Lainer |
| 13 | Lars Stindl |
| 32 | Florian Neuhaus  |
| 6 | Christoph Kramer |
| 14 | Alassane Pléa |
| 11 | Hannes Wolf |
| 7 | Patrick Herrmann |
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Neuer (GK) |
| 4 | Niklas Süle |
| 2 | Dayot Upamecano |
| 19 | Alphonso Davies |
| 44 | Josip Stanisic |
| 25 | Thomas Müller |
| 8 | Leon Goretzka |
| 6 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 7 | Serge Gnabry |
| 10 | Leroy Sané |
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