Borussia Monchengladbach-Bayern Munich is a Bundesliga match of the twenty-first day and is played on Saturday at 15:30: TV, formations, predictions.
Bayern Munich fans felt like they were going back in time on Tuesday. In the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, a goal from Kingsley Coman, who chastised the team in which he took his first steps as a player back in the summer of 2020, was enough to get the better of Psg, enabling the Bavarians to lift the cup with the big ears for the sixth time in their history.
It was again the former Juventus man who was the absolute star of the night at the Parc des Princes, with the complicity of Paris goalkeeper Donnarumma, who was surprised by his shot. It was a victory that brought Julian Nagelsmann’s side closer to their quarter-final goal: in the return leg, they could do with a draw to pass the round and break Mbappé and co.’s dream. But now it is time to think about the Bundesliga, where the reigning champions must watch their backs against several teams: two above all, the surprising Union Berlin, who have just one point less than Bayern Munich, and Borussia Dortmund, just back from a long streak of consecutive victories that have brought them to within -3 of their historical rivals.
Bayern Munich and that Borussia Park taboo
After a worrying three consecutive draws when the league resumed, Nagelsmann and his men started to grind out points again and since the 4-0 win against Mainz in the German Cup they have never stopped winning. Now they will have to dispel the taboo of the Monchengladbach trip: in the last three seasons at Borussia Park, the Bavarians have almost only suffered disappointments.
Lainer
It will certainly be a match for Yann Sommer, the former Gladbach goalkeeper who was bought by Bayern in January to replace the injured Neuer. The Fohlen are not in the best of health: in their last five games they have only beaten a free-falling Hoffenheim, and last Sunday they suffered a memorable 4-1 defeat against third-last-placed Hertha Berlin, leaving them in an anonymous tenth place.
The Prediction
With Sommer on his side, Bayern Munich should manage to violate Borussia Park this time and do so with a convincing performance. The Bavarians, on the wings of enthusiasm after Paris, are likely to score two to four goals.
Borussia Monchengladbach-Bayern Munich matchday squad
- BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH (4-2-3-1): Omlin; Lainer, Itakura, Elvedi, Bensebaini; Kramer, Kone; Hofmann, Stindl, Plea; Thuram.
- BAYERN MONACO (3-4-2-1): Sommer; Pavard, Upamecano, de Ligt; Cancelo, Kimmich, Musiala, Davies; Sané, Müller; Choupo-Moting.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-3
