Borussia Monchengladbach vs Bayern Munich, 2024-25 German Bundesliga
· German BundesligaHarry Kane restores Bayern Munich's four-point Bundesliga lead
Bundesliga top scorer Harry Kane netted a 68th-minute penalty to give Bayern Munich a 1-0 victory at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Foul by Lukas Ullrich (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 5': Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Tim Kleindienst.
- 7': Foul by Tim Kleindienst (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 7': Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
- 8': Attempt missed. Eric Dier (FC Bayern München) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross following a corner.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.
- 10': Hand ball by Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München).
- 11': Foul by Tim Kleindienst (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 11': Konrad Laimer (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt saved. Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 12': Delay in match (FC Bayern München).
- 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Attempt saved. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.
- 17': Hand ball by Ko Itakura (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 19': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Rocco Reitz.
- 19': Attempt missed. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 23': Attempt saved. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross.
- 29': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Ko Itakura.
- 29': Hand ball by Harry Kane (FC Bayern München).
- 32': Foul by Ko Itakura (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 32': Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Müller with a cross.
- 37': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Philipp Sander.
- 38': Foul by Robin Hack (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 38': Konrad Laimer (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Foul by Eric Dier (FC Bayern München).
- 39': Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Tim Kleindienst (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 40': Konrad Laimer (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Foul by Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München).
- 43': Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0, FC Bayern München 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Borussia Mönchengladbach 0, FC Bayern München 0.
- 49': Attempt missed. Tim Kleindienst (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rocco Reitz with a cross.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Alassane Pléa (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 51': Alassane Pléa (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Min-Jae Kim (FC Bayern München).
- 52': Attempt saved. Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael Olise.
- 53': Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card.
- 53': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Joe Scally.
- 54': Attempt missed. Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Alassane Pléa (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Scally.
- 56': Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Tim Kleindienst (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 57': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Robin Hack.
- 58': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Joe Scally.
- 59': Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Alassane Pléa is caught offside.
- 60': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Kingsley Coman replaces Thomas Müller.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 62': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Kevin Stöger replaces Alassane Pléa.
- 62': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Luca Netz replaces Robin Hack.
- 63': Foul by Eric Dier (FC Bayern München).
- 63': Tim Kleindienst (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
- 64': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Min-Jae Kim.
- 66': Penalty FC Bayern München. Michael Olise draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 66': Penalty conceded by Lukas Ullrich (Borussia Mönchengladbach) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 66': Lukas Ullrich (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 0, FC Bayern München 1. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise.
- 71': Attempt missed. Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kingsley Coman.
- 73': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Serge Gnabry replaces Leroy Sané.
- 74': Foul by Harry Kane (FC Bayern München).
- 74': Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Konrad Laimer.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
- 77': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Joe Scally.
- 79': Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kingsley Coman.
- 81': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Harry Kane.
- 81': Min-Jae Kim (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Attempt missed. Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin Stöger with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Stefan Lainer replaces Joe Scally.
- 82': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Tomás Cvancara replaces Philipp Sander.
- 84': Attempt saved. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a through ball.
- 84': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Moritz Nicolas.
- 86': Attempt missed. Kevin Stöger (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stefan Lainer.
- 87': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Leon Goretzka.
- 88': Attempt saved. Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
- 88': Attempt saved. Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner.
- 90': Foul by Julian Weigl (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 90': Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Julian Weigl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Offside, FC Bayern München. Michael Olise is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Shio Fukuda replaces Lukas Ullrich.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael Olise with a through ball.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0, FC Bayern München 1.
- 0': Match ends, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0, FC Bayern München 1.
Statistics
 MUN |
BMG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Saves | 9 |
| 67.2 | Possession | 32.8 |
| 23 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 585 | Accurate Passes | 250 |
| 656 | Passes | 327 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 36 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 13 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 52 |
| 9 | Clearances | 52 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Borussia-Park
Location: Mönchengladbach, Germany
Attendance: 54,042
Venue: Borussia-Park
Location: Mönchengladbach, Germany
Attendance: 54,042
Bundesliga Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 17 | +40 | 42 |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 17 | +18 | 38 |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | +16 | 33 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 17 | +5 | 30 |
Line-Ups
Borussia Monchengladbach (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Moritz Nicolas (GK) |
| 30 | Nico Elvedi |
| 3 | Kou Itakura |
| 26 | Lukas Ullrich  |
| 29 | Joe Scally |
| 14 | Alassane Pléa |
| 16 | Philipp Sander |
| 8 | Julian Weigl |
| 11 | Tim Kleindienst |
| 25 | Robin Hack |
| 27 | Rocco Reitz |
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Neuer (GK) |
| 3 | Kim Min-Jae |
| 15 | Eric Dier |
| 19 | Alphonso Davies |
| 27 | Konrad Laimer |
| 25 | Thomas Müller |
| 8 | Leon Goretzka |
| 6 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 9 | Harry Kane |
| 10 | Leroy Sané |
| 17 | Michael Olise |
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