Bayer Leverkusen celebrates winning streak: Gladbach remains without a chance!

Bayer Leverkusen celebrates winning streak: Gladbach remains without a chance!

Bayer 04 Leverkusen continued his winning streak and won 3-1 against Borussia Mönchengladbach in the second leg for the second half of the season. The encounter took place on January 21, 2025, and Leverkusen had remained unbeaten for ten Bundesliga games against Gladbach. In the first leg, the Leverkuseners had already won a narrow 3-2 victory, in which Granit Xhaka achieved the first seasonor, and have since been in a diligent form-with a total of eleven competitive victories in a row, eight in the Bundesliga, which is a new season record, such as Transfermarkt.de reported.

Leverkusen started the game vigorously, despite an early injury -related change in the 8th minute, when Martin Terrier had to be replaced by Piero Hincapié after a collision. The first goal was in the 32nd minute when Florian Wirtz scored the lead after a precise diagonal pass from Granit Xhaka. Wirtz, who was highlighted as a player of the game, increased to 2-0 after a handball by Julian Weigl in the 62nd minute. Patrik Schick put 3-0 in the 74th minute before Tim Kleindienst scored the honor goal for the guests in added time. This was another setback for Gladbach, who lost their first three Bundesliga games after the winter break after they failed against Bavaria and Wolfsburg at the beginning of the year, as bundesliga.com not.

Leverkusen's track record

The balance of Bayer 04 against Borussia Mönchengladbach is impressive. The last defeat against the foals dated November 2019. Since then they have won eight times and achieved two draws. The team of coach Xabi Alonso only had to accept one defeat in a total of 51 games.

In the current season, Leverkusen's defensive illuminates how offensive strength. With only 30% possession of the ball, for example, they scored three goals in Dortmund. In contrast, 63% possession of the ball against Mainz only managed to achieve a free kick gate. With a continuous performance, they seem to have become a serious candidate for the title.

Borussia's setbacks and challenges

The situation at Borussia Mönchengladbach is currently tense. The team lost to Bavaria in their first game of the year and then had to give up 1: 5 against Wolfsburg. These defeats reinforce the pressure on the foals that fight for the connection to the upper half of the table. Tim Kleindienst, the team's best scorer and template provider, returned to the starting eleven after a cold, but could not prevent the defeat.

The prospects for Gladbach are bleak because they have been waiting for a win since 12 top games and recently conceded more than four goals during a game when Gerardo Seoane was still a coach. In view of these setbacks, the question remains how the team can create the turning point in order not to climb in the lower third of the table.