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For Borussia Mönchengladbach, the Champions League quarter-finals are a long way off. In the first leg, the Colts fell behind against Manchester City despite a performance boost in the second half.
Borussia Mönchengladbach’s chances of reaching the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time have fallen rapidly after the first leg against Manchester City. In Budapest, where the Gladbachers had to move through German Crown regulations, it was a well-deserved 2-0 loss to the team of former Bayern manager Pep Guardiola.
In the first half, the Ciudadanos dominated the action and, thanks to Bernardo Silva, they deservedly took the lead in just under half an hour (29th). Borussia broke the residue itself. After a bad pass from Christoph Kramer, Joao Cancelo crossed without restrictions, while Nico Elvedi lost sight of his rival Bernardo Silva in the middle. The Portuguese did not give the summer a chance with his header.
The Bundesliga club did not have a single shot on goal until half-time. After the break, Marco Rose’s team got more courageous, but amid the colts’ best phase, City cooled down. Gabriel Jesús rose to 2-0 (65th) after a presentation by Silva.
Borussia could not find an answer and now go to the return leg on March 16 with a decent mortgage.
Captain Lars Stindl said on “DAZN”: “Of course we played an outstanding team that we defended passionately against. But we were not brave enough in possession of the ball. In general, we had to run after a lot, we did, but we deservedly lost. “
