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Breel Embolo and Marcus Thuram had to go to the bench at the kickoff. That was an educational sign from the coach. Marco Rose didn’t want to make it easy for him. Sinners must be silent behind the scenes. Embolo and Thuram were the bad guys at Borussia Mönchengladbach recently. Thuram spat at an opponent and was suspended for five games. Embolo had made a cinematic escape on the roof after an illegal party and was removed from the list for a game. They were now excited about their return in the second half of the season against Borussia Dortmund. But first the bad guys had to go to the bad bank.
Wait a minute: Was the official opening game of the second half of the season just a masked therapy session in front of millions of ZDF viewers? Of course, no! In fact, it turned out to be a sight that only concerned those observers who believe that the Tore was a series of unforgivable mistakes. There were many goals and many mistakes. After 32 minutes it was already 2: 2. Both teams are considered fickle, most recently Dortmund in particular, which is why Gladbach’s coach Marco Rose has moved into the focus of BVB. With the celebrated 4-2 (2-2) victory at Gladbach, he has now also recommended himself to competitor Dortmund. A counterproductive triumph? Not so far: Gladbach has beaten Dortmund in the table.
“We always make the same mistakes. So it’s difficult to win a game. That sucks a lot,” Dortmund’s Marco Reus said at ZDF. Mats Hummels said on DAZN: “It’s definitely not all bad today, but in the end it’s about the goals, we scored two and conceded four and therefore we deservedly lost.”
This duel with Borussia was a summit of mixed crisis. Florian Neuhaus’ first goal for Gladbach at 44 seconds had to be withdrawn by referee Manuel Gräfe because he had missed a foul. The next four hits, however, remained valid. Two for the locals through central defender Nico Elvedi to 1-0 (11th) and 2-2 (32nd). These blows could also become a problem for Gladbach, because: the Swiss national player’s contract is only valid until 2022. There are fears of offers for the summer. Erling Haaland scored both goals in Dortmund. He hadn’t scored 3:28 hours, but then he did it twice in six minutes: 1: 1 (22) and 2: 1 (28). Sometimes there was a wild roar, and at break a dozen gardeners were lovingly mending the torn lawn.
Facing national coach Joachim Löw, who was in a stadium for the first time since the DFB Cup final in July, the show went on without a hitch. Maybe that’s why! Although Rami Bensebaini, as an Algerian, doesn’t really benefit from the fact that the German national coach watched Julian Brandt dance in the 49th minute and slept to 3-2.
When Dortmund took over again for the purpose of equalizing, Thuram was replaced after an hour by Jonas Hofmann, who actually wanted to catch on with Löw longer. Soon after, Embolo was allowed to return to the field. Some swim with dolphins, soccer professionals can fire frustration to their souls. Or they do it with brains. Like Thuram. In the 78th minute, he pressed the ball with his forehead to make a 4-2 winner. Embolo was about to score the fifth goal. But he failed because of Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Bürki.
