Borussia Monchengladbach-Bayer Leverkusen is a match valid for the first day of the Bundesliga and is played on Friday at 8:30 pm: live TV, probable formations, prediction.
Last Saturday Bayer Leverkusen added another trophy to its trophy case, winning the German Super Cup. Xabi Alonso’s Werkself, fresh off a fantastic season in which they won the Bundesliga and national cup while remaining undefeated at home (the only defeat came in the Europa League final with Atalanta), came out on penalties after a thrilling 2-2 draw and despite being outnumbered from 37′ of the first half due to the expulsion of new signing Terrier.
Decisive was Patrick Schick’s equalizer, two minutes from the end: the former Roma player, who entered the match in progress, prevented the Super Cup from going the way of Stuttgart, making the BayArena explode with joy (the Czech striker later did not even miss from the penalty spot).
The question on everyone’s mind now is whether Bayer Leverkusen will be able to pull off an encore. The assumptions are all there, considering that the Aspirins, in addition to the coach, have retained the strongest. We will see if the very long unbeaten run in the league – Leverkusen has not lost since May 2023 – will continue at home to Borussia Monchengladbach in the match that raises the curtain on the 2024-25 Bundesliga. The Fohlen, on the other hand, are coming off a disappointing season in which they averted relegation only on the penultimate day, finishing 14th. Despite the unsatisfying year, the club confirmed Gerardo Seoane on the bench, reinforcing the roster with the likes of Sander, Stoger and Kleindienst, who were already key players in the German Cup match with Erzgebirge Aue, which they dominated 3-1 last Saturday. Against Leverkusen Seoane will not be able to field the disqualified Terrier, but he will find Elvedi and Hack, the latter top scorer last season with 10 goals. Typical formation instead for Bayer: the only ballot is in attack between Schick and Boniface.
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The Prediction
Borussia Monchengladbach last year was the only team to hold off the atomic attack of Alonso’s lineup (0-0 in Leverkusen), even though they lost 3-0 at Borussia Park to the Aspirins in the first leg. Bayer in the Super Cup proved as usual that they have seven lives like cats, and it is likely that with the return of the starters from 1′ they will get the better of the Fohlen, expelling for the umpteenth time – Gladbach’s last success dates back to 2018 – one of the hottest stadiums in the German top league.
Borussia Monchengladbach-Bayer Leverkusen
likely lineups.
BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH (4-2-3-1): Omlin; Scally, Itakura, Elvedi, Netz; Reitz, Weigl; Honorat, Stöger, Pléa; Kleindienst.
BAYER LEVERKUSEN (3-4-2-1): Hrádecký; Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapié; Frimpong, Xhaka, Andrich, Grimaldo; Wirtz, Adli; Boniface.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-2
