Borussia Monchengladbach today broke the winning streak of Pep Guardiola Bayern by winning 3-1 clear in what marks the first defeat of the Bavarian champion in the current Bundesliga season. Guardiola, in the three seasons wearing the Bayern he had never lost a match in the first round of the Bundesliga. Part of the loss can be attributed to injuries -faltaban David Alaba, Thiago Alcantara, Arjen Robben and Douglas Costa, but the Gladbach also had heavy losses as Ibrahima Traoré and André Hahn. The rash of injuries Bayern was reflected in the fact that Pep Guardiola for the first time in the last hundred official matches, repeated lineup. The good news that came from the hospital in recent days, the recovery of Franck Ribery, was not reflected in the starting lineup for the French started the match on the bench and only enter when the game was already sentenced. However, for statistics it is that Ribery goal reappeared after nine months out with injury. The Gladbach tried to stand up to Bayern without limitation the defensive work but also trying to overcome the pressure ahead of the Bavarians with long balls. When they managed to put the ball in the opposite half also adelantaban lines to try to recover the ball. The first time, however, was not Bayern went ahead thanks in large part to the intervention of the Gladbach goal, Yann Sommer. The clearer the first time gave Bayern occasion in the minute 15. First, Sommer saved a point blank header by Javi Martinez. After the rebound went to the foot of the French Kingsley Coman who crashed the ball against the post. Even before Sommer had saved twice to Gladbach with stops at Thomas Müller and Robert Lewandowski. However, Borussia continued efforts to attack and, in the first offensive action worthy of mention in the second half, went ahead through the left side Oskar Wendt. The move was initiated by Fabian Johnson from the left, from where he hit a ball into the box put the Brazilian Raffael Wendt's feet, so that it defined with a low shot. Emboldened the Gladbach goal became more offensive and riding the wave of euphoria, he managed a second goal 66 minutes through Lars Stindl after a determined run the strategy. The third came two minutes later, when a counterattack started by Julian Korbo a pass from his own half and finished by Fabian Johnson. Bayern tried to shake off the catastrophe virtually all media. Franck Ribery came to the field and after a good combination with Müller and Arturo Vidal, got the discount 81 minutes with a shot from close range. The discount came too late for a miracle before a Gladbach that since André Schubert reached the bench, has not lost a single game in the Bundesliga and has risen from last place to the boxes that they place in the Champions League.
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