During the restart of the Bundeliga, many of the matches were met by criticism for slow pace and rejected play. That was not the case during the evening match in southern Germany. The meeting between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayern Munich offered fast turns and high quality football.
Goal scoreboard at 1-0The away team looked to take the lead, but Jonas Hofmann's goal was dismissed after a warning that the midfielder was offside. Instead, the red machine took command through young Joshua Zirkzee, who took advantage of a very questionable intervention from Yann Sommer in the away cage.
Frenchman Benjamin Pavard looked to be a scapegoat after he sent in a post in his own cash register but the outside back would revanch himself. The 24-year-old broke out on his right and sent in a distinct post that talented Leon Goretzka was able to wide into the goal. The goal came late, in the 86th minute, and means that Dortmund's victory against Düsseldorf does not mean a point difference still stuck to seven points with three games left to play.
For Bayern's part, with favorable results, in the next round against Werder Bremen can secure his eighth straight title.