Bayern München saw off historic rivals Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Allianz Arena, but it was a close-run affair, with the on-form Foals giving the record champions a real run for their money. The victory moves Bayern up to third in the table ahead of the rest of the weekend action.
Both sides went into the game in confident mood. Bayern were looking for their third victory inside a week after seeing off Hannover and Maccabi Haifa, but Gladbach took to the pitch on the back of a run that had seen them take ten points from their previous four matches.
Line-ups:
FC Bayern: Butt- Lahm, van Buyten (Breno 72'), Demichelis, Badstuber – Müller, Schweinsteiger, van Bommel, Pranjic (Tymoschuk 79') – Gomez, Olic (Robben 59')
Mönchengladbach: Bailly – Levels, Brouwers, Dante, Jaures – Bradley (Bobadilla 79'), Marx – Reus, Arango – Matmour (Neuville 87') – Friend
Goals: 1-0 Gomez (19'), 1-1 Brouwers (28'), 2-1 Badstuber (79')
Allianz Arena, attendance: ca. 67,500
Source: http://www.bundesliga.de/en/liga/news/2009/index.php?f=0000142111.php&fla=1
