Bundesliga : Mönchengladbach win the Rhine Derby in Leverkusen

Peter Bosz has had to contend in his return to the football League an unfortunate defeat. The former Dortmund coach and new Coach of Bayer Leverkusen lost to his Team on Saturday to return around kick-off, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0:1 (0:1) and missed the connection to the upper third of the table. Before 29 628 spectators in the BayArena Alassane Plea (37.) for the third away win for the table third. Despite a number of chances, the hosts were in their first competitive game under the successor to the first half of the season sacked Heiko Herrlich with no hits.

In the 74. West Derby, the Dutch Coach of Bayer relied on the expected 4-3-3 System with five very offensive-oriented players, Karim Bellarabi and Bender twins moved back into the starting line-up. The guests played as since the beginning of the season in the System. Lars Stindl, Jonas Hofmann, Michael Lang, Nico Elvedi, and birthday boy Matthias Ginter returned to the starting lineup. Defense chief Ginter, who was on Saturday, 25 years old, played for the first time after his two months ago, suffered severe facial injury.

The third of the Rhine duel within five months

In the third duel of both Teams within five months, the host will have to put their new offensive alignment immediately and presented after 19 seconds on the area and the first attack. With high-quality foreign defenders and quick combinations on the outside of the items the Leverkusen put the guests right from the start under pressure. The best opportunities arose for Bayer, however, from the distance shots. The most dangerous of Kai Havertz parried Gladbach goalkeeper Yann Sommer with a fast response (28.).

The opinion, released only towards the end of the first half of the game from the grip and came in a see attack on Stindl and Hofmann values through a low shot from a half right Position into the far corner of the Plea to the opening goal. It is the tenth goal of the season for the Frenchman. Shortly thereafter, Elvedi missed with a Header to make it 2:0 for the guests.

Bellarabi hits the post

The Bosz-Eleven sought to further their salvation in the Offensive and had a lot of actions to the front and good opportunities. Ideas Havertz, in 63. Minute from close range failed, and the fast Leon Bailey were on the Outside for danger. Bellarabi scored in the 68. Minute, only the post. Thereafter, the mönchengladbach defensive line and the secure goalkeeper in the summer did nothing more and stayed for the eighth Time in the 18. Game of the season without conceding.

Bundesliga Stuttgart turns in the end, düsseldorf, series keeps

In the parallel play Mainz won in Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Augsburg, Bremen, Hannover and Frankfurt against Freiburg. Hertha BSC engages on Sunday in Nuremberg. (dpa)