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Borussia Mönchengladbach does not want to queue up against Real Madrid on Tuesday. Exactly this was the undoing of the “colts” 35 years ago.
Expires on the return in 1985
Jorge Valdano (left) and Real Madrid.
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Real Madrid had wanted many Gladbachers as opponents in the Champions League. Now the team of coach Zinédine Zidane visits Borussia-Park 3 days after the 3-1 victory in El Clásico against Barcelona.
Gladbach’s coach Marco Rose cheers on his players and appeals to his team’s self-confidence. “When we are in the Champions League, we not only want to be surprised, but also to play good games and prove ourselves,” said the Borussia Mönchengladbach coach before the duel with the 13-time Champions League champion.
What was Valdano yelling at the Gladbach player?
The Colts shouldn’t make the same mistake as in the legendary 1985 UEFA Cup match. Gladbach won the first leg at home 5-1. However, coach Jupp Heynckes’ team was eliminated after a memorable 4-0 in the second leg in Madrid.
Former Gladbach player Christian Hochstätter remembered in May 2020 in football magazine 11 friends to the poster at that time. “At the cabin, I was wondering why Kurt Pinkall put shin guards behind his socks. “Kurt, what are you doing there?” I asked him. ‘You never wear shin guards.’ ‘Boy,’ he replied, ‘I’m still too young to die.’
Gladbach had already lost before kick-off
Then-Borussia goalkeeper Uli Sude recalled that Real forward Jorge Valdano had hit his elbow in the face on the first corner kick. The Argentine quickly achieved an early double (6/18). And Hochstätter described the following anecdote: “Before entering the field, Valdano was standing at the top of the stairs and shouting something in Spanish. I don’t speak Spanish, but there are things that you understand like that. “
The Real players suddenly came out of the hut and hung on the dividing fence, yelling at the Gladbachers and spitting at them. This had an effect. Santillana (76./89.) He made the perfect return with 2 goals.
No spectators on Tuesday
While that game was attended by around 100,000 spectators, the atmosphere should be a lot less heated this time. According to an instruction from the Düsseldorf district government on Monday, spectators are not allowed.
After 2-2 at Inter Milan, Yann Sommer, Nico Elvedi, Breel Embolo and company should also compete with a broad chest.
