Real Madrid and Borussia M’gladbach meet at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage).
Real Madrid :
After 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, the home team is currently in 3rd position, with 7 points won. In the last match, they lost (2‑0) away against Shakhtar Donetsk, after in the previous match, having won (0‑2) away with Internazionale. The team comes to this match after an away win against Sevilla by (0‑1). In the last 10 matches played at home for all competitions, Real Madrid won 7 and lost 3. The team allowed the opponent goals in 4 of the last 5 matches, so it has not presented great defensive strength, but its attack has scored regularly, having scored goals in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition. In 15 games, he never got the comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Real Madrid started motivated for this game after the victory, by 0-1, on the trip to Sevilla, in a match that counts for La Liga. It should be noted that Madrid need to win to advance in the Champions League. Coach Zinédine Zidane should play in his usual 4-3-3 tactical scheme, favoring maintenance of ball possession and slow attacks, looking for the offensive reference Karim Benzema on most occasions. According to the aforementioned player, he is Real Madrid’s top scorer with 6 goals scored. For this match the coach cannot count on Eden Hazard, Federico Valverde and Dani Carvajal, players who are recovering from injury.
M’gladbach:
The visiting team is currently in the 1st position, with 8 points won, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Shakhtar Donetsk by (4‑0). In the last match, they lost at home to Internazionale by (2‑3). The team comes to this match after a draw against Freiburg by (2‑2). In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Borussia M’gladbach won 6, tied 2 and lost 2. Their attack has scored regularly, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 5 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency to score goals, as in 18 of their last 21 matches there were Over 1.5 goals and in 17 of the last 21 there were Over 2.5 goals. This is a team that does not usually find it difficult to open the scoring: they scored the first goal in 12 of the last 15 games, of these 12 they reached the break in lead in 6 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 6 .
Borussia Monchengladbach enters this match with a 2-2 draw, on the trip to Freiburg’s field, in the match count for the Bundesliga: the team’s goals were signed by Alassane Plea and Breel Embolo. It should be noted that the Germans only need a draw to guarantee access to the next phase of the Champions League. The foreign team has an attractive playing style, favoring the organization of its defensive blocking and counterattacks. Offensive dead balls are a strong point for Borussia Monchengladbach. On an individual level, we highlight forward Alassane Plea, who is the best scorer with 7 goals scored. For this match, the outsider cannot count on Nico Elvedi, Ramy Bensebaini and Jonas Hofmann, all with physical problems.
