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Mönchengladbach (dpa) - With returnee Jonas Hofmann back on track: For Borussia Mönchengladbach, the renewed coup against Bayern Munich should pave the way to the Bundesliga top group.

«We have to use that for ourselves.

It has to bring us courage, strength and greed, ”said Gladbach's coach Marco Rose after the race to catch up to 3: 2 (2: 2) after falling 2: 0 against the record champions, who lost to Borussia for the 26th time - to none other team this happened more often.

"Gladbach relied on the Umschaltspiel, they did 1A," said the defeated Bayern coach Hansi Flick appreciatively after his only fourth defeat as coach of the Munich team.

For the second time he was defeated by Borussia in the classic of the Bundesliga, just like the 1: 2 three 13 months ago.

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Even then, the Rose team had turned a backlog.

Match winner this time was national player Hofmann with his two equalizer goals before the break (36th minute / 45th) and his preparatory work for Florian Neuhaus's winning goal (49th).

"We scored the goals exactly as we imagined," said Hofmann, who kept coming behind the vulnerable Bayern defense and is so important for the Gladbach game that Flick feared.

“He is simply an important factor for us with his depth in the game.

We missed him in December, "said Rose.

After Hofmann's muscle torn in his thigh in November, Rose's team dropped many points unnecessarily, especially in the league.

Gladbach won only one of six games without Hofmann.

Since the 28-year-old has been back, he has also won again.

Gladbach won in his first Bundesliga game from the start after his injury break at 1-0 in Bielefeld a week ago.

Hofmann prepared Breel Embolo's winning goal.

Especially in connection with captain Lars Stindl, Hofmann works perfectly right away.

Victory goalscorer Neuhaus praised the two outstanding passes from Stindl, who has been in top form for weeks, in front of both Hofmann gates as "world class".

For the captain, it was especially important to have "finally brought such a close lead over time" against such a top opponent.

At the end of the old year - still without Hofmann - that had too often not succeeded.

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In view of the many points that Borussia left behind, the win against Bayern was eminently important.

"It's a game and a result that should give you a boost," demanded coach Rose.

With 24 points from 15 games and the two opening wins in the new year, his team is back at the European Cup.

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