Xabi Alonso's team beats "Borussia" in an extremely dramatic match Mönchengladbach.
Bayer Leverkusen won away against Borussia Mönchengladbach in the opening match of the 2024/25 German Bundesliga. The match of the first round ended with a score of 2:3 in favor of the current champion.
The author of the first goal in the new German championship was Granit Xhaka, who scored a brilliant long-range strike in the 12th minute.
In the 38th minute, the “pharmacists” doubled their lead – Florian Wirtz finished the ball into the goal after the home team's goalkeeper had stopped Alejandro Grimaldo's shot.
In the 43rd minute, Tim Kleindienst sent the ball into the visitors' net, but the goal was disallowed due to a foul.
However, in the second half, the club from Mönchengladbach found the strength to recoup. In the 59th minute, Nico Elvede scored, and in the 85th minute, Kleindienst equalized the score in the match.
By the main time of the second half, the referee added 10 minutes. Shortly before the final whistle, the Mönchengladbach players committed a foul in their own penalty area and after reviewing the video replay (VAR), the referee awarded a penalty. Jonas Omlin saved Wirtz's penalty, but Florian himself finished the ball into the goal and brought his team victory in this exciting match.
Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Bayer Leverkusen
In the second round of the Bundesliga, Xabi Alonso's men will host RB Leipzig on August 31, while Borussia Monchengladbach will play away against Bochum on the same day.
It should be noted that last season, Bayer completed the golden double, winning the championship and the German Cup. The Leverkusen club began the current campaign by winning the German Super Cup, where they defeated Stuttgart in a penalty shootout.