Gladbach vs Bayern Munich: Live stream, game time thread, how to watch

Initial reactions and Observations

• Bayern had 23 shots (10 on target) and only one goal from a penalty. This nearly ended in disaster for Bayern; they need to finish off those chances.
• What started as a dominant display from Bayern became a two-sided affair as Gladbach reserved their energy for the second half, almost catching Bayern out multiple times.
• Again, not a word about Leroy Sane. Ditto Serge Gnabry.
• This was not Bayern’s best game, but man were they all over the place.
• Felix Zwayer was incredibly inconsistent with his calls. Why is this guy still officiating matches?

That’s all for now folks! Thanks for hanging around, hope you had fun (unlikely?). Bayern play Hoffenheim on Wednesday for MD17 of the Bundesliga. See you then!

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90+5’ — Full time. Bayern hangs on to a 1-0 win.

86’ — Gladbach woke up and chose violence in the form of pressing the hell out of Bayern’s players.

68’ — TOR! Harry Kane makes no mistake from the spot and buries it!

65’ — ELFMETER! Bayern win a penalty after Luca Netz brings down Michael Olise in the box.

61’ — Gladbach make some subs too:

58’ — Bayern make the first substitution: Kingsley Coman replaces Thomas Muller.

56’ — The 0xG must have awoken something inside Gladbach because they’re now putting Bayern’s goal under siege.

45’ — Second half has kicked off.

Halftime observations

• Gladbach’s xG of 0 goals is a testament to Bayern’s suffocation of Die Fohlen. The Bavarians were all over the pitch pressuring Gladbach and getting a handful of chances that should’ve resulted in a couple goals.
• Eric Dier seems to be settling in alright in Vincent Kompany’s system, despite Gladbach’s lack of threat thus far. Doesn’t make sense to sell him when Dayot Upamecano and Kim Min-jae are being overplayed.
• The less said about Leroy Sane the better.
• Leon Goretzka and Thomas Muller seem to have left their finishing boots at home, they’ve had the best chances for Bayern to score tonight.

45’ — Zwayer blows for halftime.

36’ — Bayern’s players call for a handball on Gladbach but Felix Zwayer wasn’t having any of it.

23’ — Muller with a late run into the box and finds himself 1v1 with the ‘keeper but hits it straight at him.

20’ — Bayern has had a decent amount of chances to score but none of them have resulted in a goal yet.

Kickoff! — It’s whistles out and away we go!

Lineups are out! The predicted starting XI is pretty much bang on. Thomas Müller returns in lieu of the ill Jamal Musiala, while Aleksandar Pavlović starts on the bench.

Bayern Munich is back, and they’ll be headed to northwestern Germany to play the bogey team itself: Borussia Mönchengladbach. Getting a result away at Gladbach is easier said than done and with a couple of injuries to his men, Vincent Kompany will have a mountain to climb. Only time will tell if he’s up for the challenge.

Bayern sit in first with a record of 11-3-1 (36 points) while Gladbach is in eighth with a 7-3-5 record (24 points). Will Kompany break the “Gladbach curse” first time or will he follow in the footsteps of his predecessors?

It’s Bayern time

While you’re waiting for the game, why not check out our preview podcast? Listen to it below or on Spotify.

Here’s what we have on tap:

• A look at the recent form of each team and where they fall in the Bundesliga table.
• A look at the rosters and injuries for Gladbach and Bayern Munich.
• A guess at Bayern Munich’s starting XI.
• A prediction on the match.

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Match Info

Location: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany

Time: 6:30 PM local time | 12:30 PM EST | 9:30 AM PST

TV/streaming: ESPN+, Find Your Country

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