Gladbach just before the king class: The Borussia and the big thing

At the end of the circle. Players and coaches of Borussia Mönchengladbach were among themselves to become as the trip to East Westphalia a round thing was. What had Marco Rose to his players in the midst of this closed society, he did not reveal in Detail – up to a key sentence: "in The end, I told them that we are a really cool bunch." The courageous Trainer has made in his first Gladbacher year from a previously in crucial season phases sometimes fickle team, a tight-knit community – with the best views on the Champions League.

After the 3:1 when Relegated to SC Paderborn wage for many good deeds beckons richer. The Gladbacher overhauled Bayer Leverkusen in the penultimate round and can claim the place in the sun on Saturday with a victory, in view of the nine-goal better goal difference with a draw at home against Hertha. Nice prospects for the season finale, after in the previous year, Leverkusen overtook by a 5:1 at Hertha at Borussia-Park and the Fourth was because the Gladbach lost at home 0:2 against Borussia Dortmund. But this time the Roses Team for the final sprint sees itself as well equipped, because it's hardness with a more stable Competition in may of 2019, appearance and setbacks even to fight consciously understand.

"The captain goes forward"

an example of this is the 2:1 hit in Paderborn was, after Michel the early Gladbach 1:0 by Herrmann (4. Minute) had unexpectedly equalised (53.). Not two minutes later, staggered Mönchengladbach the brave fighting SCP an effective hit, the signals were on victory. Hünemeier had fouled captain Stindl inside the penalty area and was shown a yellow card for, during the Gladbach took advantage of his shot and by foul penalty 2:1 increased (55.). As the Paderborn centre-back chose, for Embolos solo run a more irregular case of hardship, without the massive Swiss of the legs get, he was asked by referee Welz by Yellow-red card to the Left of the square (65.). The railway was finally free for a safe victory of the favourites for the Stindl (73.) also, according to the video wizard, a regular to the 3:1 had taken.

Rose was about the attitude of his quiet, leader, happy, reflecting the good spirit that prevails in this intact Ensemble. "That's nice," said the head coach, "the captain goes ahead and takes responsibility. He is an important part of our team.“ The best and first striker, Plea and Thuram meeting that currently, because of the injured, missing, struck in Paderborn is not a negative impact, because the company's overall performance, a couple of weaker minutes in the second part of the first half is focused and ambitious enough to help the team with the significantly better quality to an unchallenged victory. According to satisfied registered Rose the serious appearance of his players. Now it is the "big thing" – the Champions League-qualification, which will be worth sporty as well as financially for the not of a group or Investor-controlled five-time German Champions.

From such a dream, you are targets by a year, the Bundesliga is economically consolidated Paderborn to galaxies. As to the first Bundesliga-rise 2014 the path of the are almost always brave, but for more than a fleeting visit in the first German soccer League is not adequately equipped Ostwestfalen leads a year later, on the downhill again. What to look for when SCP this time, but if possible want to avoid the downhill experience from the last Time the SCP from the first to the second, from the second to the third League rustled was, and finally, in the fourth division Regionalliga landed would be, what are you in 2017 alone, the third-League license deprivation for the TSV München 1860 preserved. Goalkeeper Leopold Zingerle, on Saturday, the best Paderborn professional, sketched the immediate future: "It will be important that we go with the right attitude in the second League. It does not need to dream that we shall rise again.“