Bundesliga

Strange Derby in Gladbach

Boycott, protest March and bit of mood. The West match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and 1. FC Cologne is a subdued Derby, the Sporting once again in the Background.

Steamed Derby, the second. Like five months ago, when the first leg is on Saturday at 84. The Derby between Borussia Mönchengladbach and 1. FC Cologne has a Demonstrationszug the Fans and little atmosphere in the stadium. Around 1,000 of the Cologne supporters want before the match in Mönchengladbach with a protest March against the personalization and allocation of the tickets to demonstrate. The Derby in the afternoon, many Cologne Fans stay away. “I find that a shame, because I’ve been in front of the first leg, emphasised, that in my eyes is a Boycott on the ranks not the right way,” said Gladbachs managing Director Stephan Schippers.

Riots during the last Derby

However, the Gladbach Ultras in the usual Derby-choreography and special atmosphere in the stadium altogether. Borussias coach André Schubert still on the common support: “I’m going to assume that the hut is burning, everything else would be strange.” The mönchengladbach police is prepared for all eventualities. Already in the first leg, there were many Gladbach Fans for the same reasons both at home and expressed their Protest with a Demonstrationszug by the mönchengladbach city centre. Trigger all of these actions were the riots during the last Derby in February 2015 in Gladbach, Germany, as the Cologne Fans at the end of the game the place stormed. Were punished ultimately both Clubs.

Gladbach are missing six players

Needs against Cologne need to be three points: Gladbachs Coach Andre Schubert.

Sporty is the game especially for the hosts enormously important. After three defeats from four Games in the second half of the soccer Bundesliga Gladbach ranked seven in the table, slumping. Schubert is under pressure. “Of course that is not what we imagined,” said the Borussia Coach, six players and, possibly, also on the ill Martin Hinteregger has to give up. With three points behind the away since five matches undefeated in Cologne in striking distance. However, it is the last FC-success in the Borussia-Park for more than seven years back. In addition, the Eleven of coach Peter Stöger, after three matches without defeat well in the second half of the season started. “Stimmungstechnisch we are in a Highly,” said FC Coach, however, due to an injury to Marcel Risse and Simon Zoller. In the first leg, completed the Cologne your Negativserie of nine sieglosen Play in the series against their old rivals and won by a strike from Anthony Modeste with 1:0. It was the last game of Borussias coach Lucien Favre, who the next day resigned.

Eintracht to win, damn

The prelude to the 22. Game day makes Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday night against Hamburger SV after the recent Misserfolgsserie to win is doomed. On Saturday, the SV Darmstadt 98 with a Rumpfteam on the journey to a sovereign leader Bayern Munich. The same five players missing Lilien-Coach Dirk Schuster because Gelbsperren. Nevertheless, promises Schuster Bayern as long as possible to stand up to. At Hertha BSC and VfL Wolfsburg are two ambitious Teams from the top half of the table. Four of the last five duels won by the wolves. The new coach Julian Nagelsmann of the abstiegsgefährdeten TSG 1899 Hoffenheim wants to in his home game debut against the FSV Mainz 05 three points up. The youngest head coach in the history of the Bundesliga continued in the preparation for “fun and exercise, in which the players sometimes loose play allowed”. Werder Bremen is threatening before the game at FC Ingolstadt in the failure of captain Clemens Fritz, the problems with the Sprunggelenkt. Before his debut, however, is Winter-new-entry Sambou Yatabaré.

Big game on Sunday

After the beginning of the year in the Europe League it will be for the two participating Teams on Sunday in the League again seriously. Bayer Leverkusen receives as Tabellendritter the Second Borussia Dortmund. The Werkself since 19. May 2007, home is no longer against the BVB win. The VfB Stuttgart wants at FC Schalke 04, his streak of success continue. When the VfB is also on Schalke not to lose would be Stuttgart in
eight Games in a row in the Bundesliga unbeaten. Tabellenschlusslicht Hannover takes on Sunday night against Augsburg need to be three points, not the connection to the saving Bank to lose.