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Champions League: Gladbach’s impressive performance against Donetsk

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Gladbach peat festival against Donetsk

Borussia Mönchengladbach celebrates a crazy goal party against Schachtar Donezk in the UEFA Champions League. It is also a historic victory in several ways.

Mönchengladbach remains undefeated in the Champions League. After two unfortunate draws against Inter and Real, Borussia wins in an impressive manner against Shakhtar Donetsk. The team is playing into a frenzy.

Mith perfect offensive football and the best performance of the season, Borussia Mönchengladbach can dream of the next round in the Champions League. With a whirlwind of attack like out of a textbook, the Bundesliga fifth swept the highly acclaimed team of Shakhtar Donetsk 6-0 (4-0) from the field and celebrated the highest international victory since the 7-0 six years ago against FK Sarajevo in the Europa League . After the two spectacular draws against Inter Milan and Real Madrid, the Gladbachers could look forward to their first three-point points and the provisional lead in Group B.

“That was a very mature performance from us. We didn’t want to leave any doubts about what we were up to and are very happy that we won the game, ”said captain Lars Stindl.

In the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, where no spectators were allowed, Alassane Plea (8th / 26th / 79th), Valeri Bondar (17th / own goal), Ramy Bensebaini (44th) and Lars Stindl (65th) scored the goals for Gladbachers, who have not been defeated for eight competitive games and became the first German team to win a game against Shakhtar in Ukraine after 19 years.

Christoph Kramer celebrates his first goal in the Champions League

Source: AP / Efrem Lukatsky

The Borussia team, all dressed in white, went into the game very committed and offensively oriented and were wide awake from the start. The first dangerous attack on the right side led to the early 1-0. After a pass from right-back Stefan Lainer, Plea, who did twice as a preparer against Real Madrid, converted from eleven meters with a well-placed shot into the left corner.

Plea scores three goals

The early goal gave the game of Gladbach, in which central defender Nico Elvedi was in the starting line-up after muscular problems, security and a boost. Coach Marco Rose had also switched three times and called up his Champions League formation. But above all Elvedi’s participation in the defense center was important. “He gives us stability and security,” said coach Marco Rose before the game.

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Alassane Plea scored a three-pack

Source: AFP / SERGEI SUPINSKY

Christoph Kramer also moved back into the team and not only ensured order in the defensive midfield, but also scored the 2-0 with a shot from 20 meters, which was counted as an own goal because Bondar deflected the ball unsustainable for his goalkeeper. Just eight minutes later, Plea scored again with an 18-meter shot in the left corner of the goal to make it 3-0, before Bensebaini scored the 4-0 after a corner from Jonas Hofmann before the break. Stindl underlined his strong performance with the 5-0 after a mistake by goalkeeper Anatoli Trubin, before the outstanding Plea made his three-pack perfect.

Although Donetsk coach Luis Castro changed completely and changed the entire starting line-up with the exception of his striker Taison, who played his 100th European Cup game, the highly acclaimed team, which even defeated Real Madrid 3-2, did not get into the game at all and had an effect the early Gladbach assault. Even with three fresh offensive forces in the second half, the hosts could not free themselves and avoid the first defeat of the season. Borussia goalkeeper Yann Sommer only had to intervene once in a shot by Tete (29th), otherwise the hosts were completely below their possibilities.

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