Press review, Borussia M'gladbach vs. BVB: "Many mistakes, few ideas" | OneFootball

A late goal from Haris Tabakovic hands Borussia Dortmund a 0–1 defeat in Mönchengladbach. This is how the press viewed the match, which secured survival for the home side while handing BVB their fifth loss of the season.

“BVB, already qualified for the Champions League, approached the game cautiously and tried to take emotion and tempo out of it,” writes the Rheinische Post. While the first half was “evenly matched,” shots were 6–1 in Mönchengladbach’s favor. Overall, it was a match “of modest footballing quality”; BVB remained “in management mode” after the break, while Gladbach continued to be plagued by their familiar lack of cutting edge in front of goal. Until Tabakovic’s big moment arrived in the 88th minute.

“In their 2,000th Bundesliga match, BVB (…) missed the chance to secure second place early because of the defeat,” notes the FAZ. On Dortmund’s side, only Gregor Kobel really stood out, producing several good moments. Up front, their first shot did not come until late in the first half. Gladbach then came out of the dressing room with more momentum, but the overall “manageable” match soon flattened out again. In the end, a flash of inspiration from Rocco Reitz gave Tabakovic a chance that even Gladbach could no longer miss.

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BVB deliver a “very poor performance”

The SZ points out that this was already BVB’s third defeat in their last four matches. This loss, too, was deserved because Borussia Dortmund turned in a weak performance. They can now only seal the runners-up spot on Friday at home against Eintracht Frankfurt.

The Sportschau strikes a similar tone, summarizing the match as follows: “In the first half, almost nothing came together for Dortmund in attack, and Gladbach would have deserved the lead, but the hosts failed to take their few clear chances. After the break, Dortmund looked slightly improved, but Gladbach remained the team dictating play for long stretches.” In the second half, there were at least a few promising moments from Dortmund’s attack. But in the end, Gladbach still took the win.

The WAZ headlines: “Many mistakes, hardly any ideas.” BVB simply “disappointed.” There was hardly any movement in the team, and that kept them from finding their way into the game. Gladbach were not only more active and more aggressive, the home side also had more to offer in footballing terms, as BVB “lacked any creativity” — in short, “a very poor performance.”

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