Borussia Monchengladbach clarified their intent of tightening things up at the top of the points table in Bundesliga as they went on to secure a thumping win against Eintracht Frankfurt by 3-1 on the return of global football after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Monchengladbach were high in spirits as they stepped on the field after a long break. However, the game went down to the wire as there was plenty of action in the second half of the game. Although Frankfurt had the majority of the possession, they couldn’t get past Gladbach.
The game was a bit physical as there were 6 yellow cards handed during the onslaught. A total of 26 fouls were committed by both the teams and the attacking spree was pretty much similar.
Monchengladbach Upfront Right From The Start
Borussia Monchengladbach made no delay in portraying their intentions as they started the game on a real high by scoring in the first minute of the game. Alassane Plea opened the scoring for Monchengladbach assisted by Jonas Hoffman inside the penalty area.
Marcus Thuram doubled Monchengladbach’s lead in the 7th minute of the game with a beauty of an assist Ramy Bensebaini from the edge of the box. The first half saw no further goals as Monchengladbach created multiple runs from the centre but failed to capitalize on the final touch.
Frankfurt Tried To Impose Pressure On Monchengladbach In The Second Half
Eintracht Frankfurt started the second half with greater intensity They came close to scoring on multiple occasions since the inception of the second half of the game. However, Gladbach’s defence was robust enough to avoid them any goalscoring opportunity.
First half’s goalscorer, Marcus Thuram was substituted in the 65th minute of the game as he limped back to the dugout. Alassane Plea came close to scoring a worldie for Monchengladbach in the 67th minute of the game, only to be denied by the Frankfurt goalpost.
Ramy Bensebaini sealed Gladbach’s win as he converted a penalty for his club in the 73rd minute of the game. Plea made way for Lars Stindl in the 78th minute. Frankfurt bounced back with a goal in the 81st minute as they avoided Gladbach a clean sheet going into the tunnel after the final whistle. For Frankfurt, Andre Silva was assisted by Sebastian Rode.
Martin Hinteregger denied Monchengladbach a fourth goal as he made an unbelievable goal-line clearance in the 84th minute off Hoffman. Gladbach are now on the third spot in the Bundesliga points table with 53 points in 26 games. RB Leipzig’s 1-1 draw against SC Freiburg meant they made way for Gladbach on the top of the points table.
Gladbach are now only one point behind Borussia Dortmund in the points table and Bundesliga promises an intense finish this season.