4 Talking Points: Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1 Bayern Munich

Monchengladbach's second-half resurgence

The first half display left a lot to be desired from Borussia Monchengladbach

Manuel Neuer hardly even made an appearance in the first 45 minutes, such was the dominance of Bayern Munich. However, there were only a couple of moments when they really seemed to trouble Borussia Monchengladbach.

Marco Rose's team have been a counter-attacking force to reckon with all season but they were given no opportunities to break in the first half. Hansi Flick's team seemed to be in complete control as the home team hardly had a look in the other half.

It all seemed to shift after Ivan Perisic's goal. Suddenly the front line was pressing upfront and they were recovering the ball high up the pitch and running at the backline. Their pace and danger on the break suddenly became apparent and now it was Bayern's turn to defend, which they did fairly well, but weren't able to entirely contain the threat.

Bensebaini may have got the double, but Plea, Zakaria, and Thuram also deserve a fair share of the credit.