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In the first leg, Borussia Mönchengladbach invaded Donetsk and won 6-0. And also in the second leg, the Rose-Elf quickly set the course for victory, and now have a good knock-out chance.
Borussia Mönchengladbach have taken a big step towards the knockout stages of the Champions League. The Rose-Elf defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 4-0 (3-0) and now leads Group B with eight points.
Lars Stindl (17th, penalty), Nico Elvedi (34th) and Breel Embolo (45th + 1) scored the goals in the first half for the Gladbachers, who no longer had a chance for the Ukrainians in the first leg (victory at home by 6-0) leave. Oscar Wendt (77th) removed the last doubts about a home success with a direct-converted free kick.
Gladbach – Donetsk: this was the game
Three weeks after the clear 6-0 victory in the first leg, Borussia continued their strong performance in Kiev without problems before the break. “Donetsk will show a different face,” Rose had warned before kick-off, but his team set the tone on the field. With early counter pressure, the foals nipped the Ukrainian efforts in the bud. Marcus Thuram, who returned to the starting eleven, lost his first chance (3rd).
Due to the correct action of the hosts, the guests who were playing with five native Brazilians quickly lost their enthusiasm. National player Florian Neuhaus missed the next big chance (10th), before Stindl made sure to take the lead from the point. This was preceded by a foul by Sergei Krywzow on Thuram.
For Stindl a circle was closed: exactly five years before the day he had scored two goals in the 4-2 win against FC Sevilla, since then Gladbach had not won a home game in the premier category group stage. . That should change.
Because, driven by leadership, Borussia kept going. Embolo hit the post from 20 meters (21): The Swiss started in the storm by Alassane Plea, who was successful three times in the first leg and was only substituted after the break after surviving the crown infection. The 2-0 was scored by a central defender: after a corner from Stindl, Elvedi headed to the short corner.
The knot explodes with Plunger
But that’s not all: in Embolo, too, the knot broke after many missed opportunities, and how. The forward, still scoreless in the Bundesliga, finished off with a shot from four meters. As in the first leg, everything was clear at half-time. The Donetsk players, who were semifinalists in the Europa League last season, entered the locker room with their heads down.
The second part began with a period of pressure from the guests, from which Gladbach only came out with difficulty. Matthias Ginter in particular had to clarify dangerous situations several times. When the pressure lifted, Borussia controlled the now manageable game. Defender Wendt was allowed to increase with a free throw.
In the evening, Inter Milan faces Real Madrid (9:00 pm, on the live ticker on t-online). With a victory, Inter (two points) could even overtake Los Blancos (four points).
