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Bayern München vs Borussia Mönchengladbach is a heavyweight German fixture with Bayern expected to set the terms and Gladbach trusted to challenge that assumption. Gladbach won 5–0 at home in the DFB-Pokal on 27 October 2021, while Bayern answered with a 4–1 home victory at the Allianz Arena in March 2026. That capacity for reversal gives each future meeting a clear competitive question.
Past matches, Bayern München vs Borussia Mönchengladbach
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Bayern München
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40G
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22D
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44D
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49M
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47M
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4D
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17M
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45M
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7F
Borussia Mönchengladbach Substitutes
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D
2
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F
18
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D
26
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M
36
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G
23
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D
5
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M
13
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M
10
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F
8
Match events
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33'⚽L. Diaz Normal Goal (Asst: L. Goretzka)
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45'⚽K. Laimer Normal Goal (Asst: L. Diaz)
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46'J. Urbig M. Neuer
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55'Rocco Reitz Red Card
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57'⚽J. Musiala Penalty
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61'M. Cardozo K. Laimer
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61'J. Stanisic D. Upamecano
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61'R. Guerreiro L. Diaz
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61'S. Machino F. Honorat
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61'F. C. Chiarodia H. Tabakovic
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61'R. Guerreiro L. Diaz
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61'M. Cardozo K. Laimer
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66'Nicolas Jackson Yellow Card
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67'L. Ullrich J. Castrop
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79'⚽N. Jackson Normal Goal (Asst: L. Karl)
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81'D. Daiber J. Kimmich
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84'W. Mohya H. Bolin
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89'⚽W. Mohya Normal Goal
Stats for this game
Matchup Bayern München VS Borussia Mönchengladbach
Heavyweight expectation, genuine resistance
Bayern’s resources and history make them the natural reference point, but Borussia Mönchengladbach have repeatedly shown that the matchup can escape the expected script. Gladbach won 3–2 at home in February 2023, and Bayern’s 3–1 victory at the same venue in September 2023 illustrated the rapid changes that can occur between meetings. The fixture has room for both authority and disruption.
One result can reshape the story
Gladbach’s 5–0 home win over Bayern in the DFB-Pokal on 27 October 2021 remains an especially vivid counterexample. Bayern’s 4–1 league win at the Allianz Arena on 6 March 2026 supplied a very different performance, built on a two-goal first half and further second-half separation. Read together, the scorelines show why reputation alone cannot explain this pairing.
A new contest will test whether Bayern turn control into another decisive result or Gladbach find the pressure points that have made this opponent uncomfortable before. That balance between established power and disruptive possibility is what keeps the fixture compelling across changing teams and seasons.