Gladbach celebrates 2-1 victory against Union: A step to a European dream!

Gladbach celebrates 2-1 victory against Union: A step to a European dream!

On February 17, 2025, Borussia Mönchengladbach won an important game in the Bundesliga against 1. FC Union Berlin with 2-1. With this victory, the foals consolidate their place in the upper third of the table and stay on course for the Europa League. Gladbach has not lost for four games and now has 34 points after 22 games.

The game started promising for the guests from Mönchengladbach. Lukas Ullrich scored his first goal in the Bundesliga in the 10th minute. Just 16 minutes later, Tim Kleindienst, who has already scored 14 goals in 21 league games this season, met 2-0. Despite a dominant first half, the Borussians could not further increase.

Union Berlin does not give up

The hosts from Berlin tried to find back into the game after the early lead. At first they were able to book some offensive campaigns, but the ball did not find their way online. In the 63rd minute, Andrej Ilic scored the connecting goal for Union after a foul in his own penalty area. Then the team increased the pressure, but could not land any further hit.

Union trainer must now worry because the team is in 13th place after the tenth defeat this season and is in danger of being involved in the relegation battle. However, the team has a soothing cushion on the relegation zone because it has a certain distance with 24 points.

key events and injuries

The injury -related substitution of goalkeeper Moritz Nicolas, who had to get off the pitch in the 20th minute, was particularly dramatic for the Gladbacher. For him, Jonas Omlin came into play. Robin Hack Pech also had Pech when he hit the crossbar, and Nathan Ngoumou failed shortly before half-time to Union keeper Frederik Rönnow.

The next game for Union Berlin is on the plan on February 22, 2025 against Borussia Dortmund, while Gladbach welcomes FC Augsburg on the same day. In the meantime, the DFB Federal Court will negotiate possible points deductions for Union Berlin on February 28. Sports director Roland Virkus praised the dominant performance of his team, especially in the first half, and remains optimistic about the further season.

Overall, the match shows that Gladbach is also looking at European competition this season, an ability that was last demonstrated in the Champions League in the 2020/21 season. So the fans can look forward to the upcoming challenges.