New season, new luck? Now it starts for Gerardo Seoane (44)!
At the start of the 2023/24 Bundesliga season, Borussia Mönchengladbach meets FC Augsburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday (19 August 2023, 3.30 p.m.).
After the foals ended the previous season with a home game against FCA, the first season under Gerardo Seoane now starts with an away game in Augsburg.
For Gladbach it’s about taking the momentum from the good preparation at the third start of the season in a row with a new head coach – and scoring points in the Fuggerstadt.
All information about the Gladbach away game on the first Bundesliga matchday is available in the GladbachLIVE ticker!
Augsburg vs. Gladbach: All information about the Bundesliga game in the ticker
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2.45 p.m.: We report on the 90 minutes in the ticker tool above.
2:38 p.m.: For the hosts, Sven Michel is an ex-foal in the starting XI. Felix Uduokhai, who was recently linked with Borussia, is also in the starting XI following his contract extension.
2:38 p.m.: Augsburg’s line-up has been a long time coming, here is the FCA starting XI:
Dahmen – Engels, Bauer, Uduokhai, Pedersen – Rexhbecaj, Dorsch – Demirovic, Vargas – Michel, Berisha
Substitutes: Koubek (ETW), Beljo, Breithaupt, Teitz, Jensen, Winther, Mbuku, Kömür, Colina
2:33 p.m.: Nico Elvedi is not in the squad today, Borussia don’t want to take any risks with regard to a possible transfer.
2:32 p.m.: Wöber is one of three newcomers to Borussia’s starting eleven. The summer additions Honorat and Cvancara also celebrate their Bundesliga debut against Augsburg.
2:31 p.m.: There is one change compared to the cup game: Flo Neuhaus replaces Marvin Friedrich in the starting XI. So Ko Itakura plays alongside Maximilian Wöber in central defence.
2:29 p.m.: This is the Borussia line-up at the start of the league:
The starting XI: Jonas Omlin – Joe Scally, Ko Itakura, Maximilian Weber, Luca Netz – Flo Neuhaus, Julian Weigl – Nathan Ngoumou, Alassane Plea, Franck Honorat – Tomas Cvancara
substitute bench: Nicolas (ETW), Chiarodia, Jantschke, Reitz, Neuhaus, Herrmann, Hack, Borges Sanches, Ranos
1 p.m.: It starts in two and a half hours! The WWK Arena is now sold out. The Borussia fans have already exhausted their quota, 2900 supporters of the foals are expected in the stadium.
10.05 a.m.: The dpa, however, assumes this starting eleven for the Augsburgers: Dahmen – Engels, Bauer, Uduokhai, Pedersen – Breithaupt, Dorsch – Vargas, Demirovic – Beljo, Michel
10.05 a.m.: All the players who were available to Seoane in the DFB Cup are fit and ready. Accordingly, this starting eleven can be assumed:
Jonas Omlin – Joe Scally, Marvin Friedrich, Maximilian Wöber, Luca Netz – Ko Itakura, Julian Weigl – Nathan Ngoumou, Alassane Plea, Franck Honorat – Tomas Cvancara
10.03 am: Which starting XI will Gerardo Seoane field? It is his first appearance as a Borussia coach in the Bundesliga.
10.01 am: Today the ball is finally rolling again in the Bundesliga! Borussia’s season starts at 3.30 p.m. with the away game in Augsburg. In the ticker tool above we will follow the 90 minutes live.
Thursday 17 August
1:42 p.m.: This concludes the press conference, all questions have been answered.
1:41 p.m.: Seoane on the competition: “It’s a positive signal when a coach has options and has to think about it.” He always wants to involve the players and also listen to his gut feeling.
1.40 p.m.: Are there updates to Koné and Kramer? Seoane: “It will be difficult for the two before the international break. They are just starting their running training and are doing light sessions with the ball.” It will take a while for both players.
1:38 p.m.: How does Seoane plan with Neuhaus and Itakura? Flo Neuhaus “was able to train well during the week. I won’t reveal yet whether he’ll be available for 90 minutes.” Itakura is a candidate for central midfield as long as Kramer and Koné are injured.
1:37 p.m.: Nico Elvedi is “healthily available and fit”. But the Borussia coach adds: “He’s an open personality, everyone knows that. It will be seen whether he is in the squad – and then whether he is in the starting XI on Saturday, is in the squad or not. I can’t reveal that yet.”
1:36 p.m.: When asked about the situation in the Bundesliga, the Gladbach coach says: “I only notice the transfers in the Bundesliga marginally, my focus is always on the next opponent. In addition, he does not want to name himself a championship favorite.”
1:35 p.m.: Seoane: “It will be important that we perform as a unit. We have to defend against the ball in solidarity and behave actively with the ball.”
1:33 p.m.: Seoane is asked about the traditionally poor performance of Gladbach in Augsburg. Seoane: “Augsburg is not only a difficult game for Gladbach, but for many opponents – especially away.” However, the past is not very important.
1:32 p.m.: The first question about the staff! Long-term injuries Koné and Kramer will be absent. Jonas Omlin and Franck Honorat are fit and ready for Augsburg.
1:31 p.m.: Gerardo Seoane is here, the press conference is starting!
1:27 p.m.: Who does Seoane have to do without for the league opener? How is the situation at Nico Elvedi? Seoane will be answering questions from media representatives in a few minutes.
1:17 p.m.: It starts in just over ten minutes, the most important statements about Borussia-PK before the game in Augsburg can be found here in the GladbachLIVE ticker.
12.10 p.m.: Two days until the start of the Bundesliga: Gerardo Seoane has his first press conference before a league game as Gladbach coach. It starts at 1.30 p.m.! GladbachLIVE reports live.
Wednesday 16 August
6:46 p.m.: In the conference (on “Sky Bundesliga”), Florian Schmidt-Sommerfeld comments on the game. The individual game can again be seen on “Sky Bundesliga 5” and is accompanied by commentator Roland Evers.
6.40 p.m.: Borussia fans can follow the Bundesliga game live on Sky on matchday one. The ball starts rolling at 3:30 p.m. – but before that, the pay-TV broadcaster already has detailed preliminary reporting (from 2 p.m.) on “Sky Sport Bundesliga”.
6:27 p.m.: Borussia finished last season with a 2-0 home win against FC Augsburg. Numerous top performers from the game in May such as Jonas Hofmann (31), Marcus Thuram (26) and Ramy Bensebaini (28) are no longer under contract with Borussia.
6:23 p.m.: For many foals it is the first league game in a foal jersey – Gerardo Seoane also celebrates his Gladbach debut in the core business, the Bundesliga.
6:21 p.m.: The ball is finally rolling again in the Bundesliga! On Saturday (19 August) Borussia will start the new season with an away game in Augsburg.
2023-08-19 15:07:29
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