2020–21 Borussia Mönchengladbach season

The 2020–21 season is the 121st season in the existence of Borussia Mönchengladbach and the club's 13th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Borussia Mönchengladbach are participating in this season's editions of the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Champions League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Borussia Mönchengladbach
2020–21 season
PresidentRolf Königs
Head coachMarco Rose
StadiumBorussia-Park
Bundesliga7th
DFB-PokalQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lars Stindl (9)

All:
Lars Stindl (12)
All statistics correct as of 3 February 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 January 2021[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   SUI Yann Sommer (vice-captain)
3 DF   SUI Michael Lang
4 DF  FRA Mamadou Doucouré
6 MF  GER Christoph Kramer
7 MF  GER Patrick Herrmann
8 MF   SUI Denis Zakaria
10 FW  FRA Marcus Thuram
11 MF  AUT Hannes Wolf (on loan from RB Leipzig)
13 FW  GER Lars Stindl (captain)
14 FW  FRA Alassane Pléa
15 DF  GER Louis Beyer
16 MF  GUI Ibrahima Traoré
17 DF  SWE Oscar Wendt
18 DF  AUT Stefan Lainer
19 MF  AUT Valentino Lazaro (on loan from Inter Milan)
20 FW  PAR Julio Villalba
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK  GER Tobias Sippel
23 MF  GER Jonas Hofmann
24 DF  GER Tony Jantschke
25 DF  ALG Ramy Bensebaini
26 FW  GER Torben Müsel
27 MF  POR Famana Quizera
28 DF  GER Matthias Ginter
29 DF  USA Joseph Scally
30 DF   SUI Nico Elvedi
31 GK  GER Max Grün
32 MF  GER Florian Neuhaus
33 DF  GER Kaan Kurt
36 FW   SUI Breel Embolo
40 DF  DEN Andreas Poulsen
41 GK  GER Jan Olschowsky

Players out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  SVK László Bénes (on loan at FC Augsburg until 30 June 2021)
MF  ENG Keanan Bennetts (on loan to Ipswich Town until 30 June 2021)
MF  FRA Kouadio Koné (on loan to Toulouse until 30 June 2021)
GK  GER Moritz Nicolas (on loan to VfL Osnabrück until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
11 MF Hannes Wolf RB Leipzig Loan 21 July 2020 [2]
19 MF Valentino Lazaro Inter Milan Loan 20 August 2020 [3]
29 DF Joseph Scally New York City FC €1,800,000 1 January 2021 [4]
MF Kouadio Koné Toulouse €9,000,000 21 January 2021 [5]

Out

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
5 MF Tobias Strobl FC Augsburg Free 1 July 2020 [6]
11 FW Raffael Free
19 MF Fabian Johnson Free
GK Moritz Nicolas VfL Osnabrück Loan 15 August 2020 [7]
37 MF Keanan Bennetts Ipswich Town Loan 2 October 2020 [8]
MF Kouadio Koné Toulouse Loan 21 January 2021 [5]
22 MF László Bénes FC Augsburg Loan 1 February 2021 [9]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2020 Friendly Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–0 SC Verl Mönchengladbach, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Fohlenplatz
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sven Waschitzki
15 August 2020 Friendly Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–0 MSV Duisburg Mönchengladbach, Germany
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Fohlenplatz
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guido Winkmann
22 August 2020 Friendly Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 SC Paderborn Harsewinkel, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Sportanlage Klosterpforte
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robin Braun
27 August 2020 Friendly Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–2 SpVgg Greuther Fürth Mönchengladbach, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mitja Stegemann
Note: Match was played in two 60-minute halves.
4 September 2020 Friendly VVV-Venlo 0–4 Borussia Mönchengladbach Venlo, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: De Koel
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Erwin Blank
8 October 2020 Friendly Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–0 Fortuna Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Fohlenplatz
Attendance: 300
Referee: Marc Borsch

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 19 September 2020 22 May 2021 Matchday 1 20 8 8 4 37 31 +6 040.00
DFB-Pokal 12 September 2020 First round 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 100.00
UEFA Champions League 21 October 2020 Group stage 6 2 2 2 16 9 +7 033.33
Total 29 13 10 6 68 41 +27 044.83

Last updated: 6 February 2021

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Bayer Leverkusen 20 10 5 5 37 21 +16 35 Qualification to Europa League group stage
6 Borussia Dortmund 20 10 2 8 39 29 +10 32 Qualification to Europa Conference League play-off round
7 Borussia Mönchengladbach 20 8 8 4 37 31 +6 32
8 SC Freiburg 20 8 6 6 35 33 +2 30
9 Union Berlin 20 7 8 5 34 25 +9 29
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[10]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
20 8 8 4 37 31  +6 32 5 4 2 19 13  +6 3 4 2 18 18  0

Last updated: 6 February 2021.
Source: DFB

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultLDWDWWLDWDDDLWWDWWDL
Position171511116577778887787577
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[11]

19 September 2020 1 Borussia Dortmund 3–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Dortmund
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 9,300
Referee: Felix Brych
26 September 2020 2 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 Union Berlin Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 10,383
Referee: Tobias Stieler
3 October 2020 3 1. FC Köln 1–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 300
Referee: Marco Fritz
17 October 2020 4 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg Mönchengladbach
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Daniel Schlager
24 October 2020 5 Mainz 05 2–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 100
Referee: Frank Willenborg
31 October 2020 6 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–0 RB Leipzig Mönchengladbach
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Siebert
8 November 2020 7 Bayer Leverkusen 4–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Leverkusen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harm Osmers
21 November 2020 8 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 FC Augsburg Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Markus Schmidt
28 November 2020 9 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–1 Schalke 04 Mönchengladbach
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
5 December 2020 10 SC Freiburg 2–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Stieler
12 December 2020 11 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 Hertha BSC Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Hartmann
15 December 2020 12 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Frankfurt
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
19 December 2020 13 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 1899 Hoffenheim Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Willenborg
2 January 2021 14 Arminia Bielefeld 0–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bielefeld
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bielefelder Alm
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
8 January 2021 15 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–2 Bayern Munich Mönchengladbach
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harm Osmers
16 January 2021 16 VfB Stuttgart 2–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Stuttgart
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych
19 January 2021 17 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–0 Werder Bremen Mönchengladbach
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Petersen
22 January 2021 18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–2 Borussia Dortmund Mönchengladbach
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
30 January 2021 19 Union Berlin 1–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastian Dankert
6 February 2021 20 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 1. FC Köln Mönchengladbach
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christian Dingert
14 February 2021 21 VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Mönchengladbach Wolfsburg
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
20 February 2021 22 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Mainz 05 Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Borussia-Park

DFB-Pokal

12 September 2020 First round FC Oberneuland 0–8 Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach[13]
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Nukic  72'
  • Ifeadigo  85'
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
22 December 2020 Second round SV Elversberg 0–5 Borussia Mönchengladbach Spiesen-Elversberg
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ursapharm-Arena an der Kaiserlinde
Attendance: 0
Referee: Markus Schmidt
3 February 2021 Round of 16 VfB Stuttgart 1–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Stuttgart
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Siebert
2–3 March 2021 Quarter-finals Borussia Mönchengladbach v Borussia Dortmund Mönchengladbach
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Borussia-Park

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.[14]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RMA MGB SHK INT
1 Real Madrid 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 2–3 3–2
2 Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 2 2 2 16 9 +7 8[lower-alpha 1] 2–2 4–0 2–3
3 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 2 2 2 5 12 7 8[lower-alpha 1] Transfer to Europa League 2–0 0–6 0–0
4 Inter Milan 6 1 3 2 7 9 2 6 0–2 2–2 0–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Borussia Mönchengladbach 6, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
21 October 2020 1 Internazionale 2–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Milan, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
27 October 2020 2 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 Real Madrid Mönchengladbach, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
3 November 2020 3 Shakhtar Donetsk 0–6 Borussia Mönchengladbach Kyiv, Ukraine
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
25 November 2020 4 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–0 Shakhtar Donetsk Mönchengladbach, Germany
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
1 December 2020 5 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–3 Internazionale Mönchengladbach, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
9 December 2020 6 Real Madrid 2–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Madrid, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano[note 2]
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 December 2020.[15]

24 February 2021 First leg Borussia Mönchengladbach v Manchester City Budapest, Hungary
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Puskás Aréna
Note: The match originally to be played at Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, was moved to Puskás Aréna, Budapest, due to restrictions imposed by Germany on travelers from the United Kingdom out of concern of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7.[16]
16 March 2021 Second leg Manchester City v Borussia Mönchengladbach Manchester, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalBundesligaDFB-PokalChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Yann Sommer 2501900060
21 GK Tobias Sippel 40103000
31 GK Max Grün 00000000
41 GK Jan Olschowsky 00000000
Defenders
3 DF Michael Lang 30000+200+10
4 DF Mamadou Doucouré 00000000
15 DF Louis Beyer 00000000
17 DF Oscar Wendt 20211+311+2031
18 DF Stefan Lainer 29118+213060
24 DF Tony Jantschke 903+300+101+10
25 DF Ramy Bensebaini 1849+412132
28 DF Matthias Ginter 2912013060
29 DF Joseph Scally 00000000
30 DF Nico Elvedi 2551733151
33 DF Kaan Kurt 00000000
40 DF Andreas Poulsen 00000000
Midfielders
6 MF Christoph Kramer 28016+303060
7 MF Patrick Herrmann 2539+1001+130+40
8 MF Denis Zakaria 1718+510+100+30
11 MF Hannes Wolf 2739+1022+110+50
16 MF Ibrahima Traoré 911+400+210+20
19 MF Valentino Lazaro 1213+51002+20
23 MF Jonas Hofmann 20612+243131
27 MF Famana Quizera 00000000
32 MF Florian Neuhaus 28617+242+1260
43 MF Rocco Reitz 10100000
Forwards
10 FW Marcus Thuram 2468+831+1162
13 FW Lars Stindl 291215+59315+12
14 FW Alassane Pléa 2399+73115+15
20 FW Julio Villalba 11000+1100
26 FW Torben Müsel 00000000
36 FW Breel Embolo 24413+431+103+21
Players transferred out during the season
22 MF László Bénes 1011+60110+20
37 MF Keanan Bennetts 00000000

Last updated: 6 February 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank Pos No. Nat Name Bundesliga DFB-Pokal UEFA CL Total
1 FW 13 Lars Stindl 9 1 2 12
2 FW 14 Alassane Pléa 3 1 5 9
3 FW 10 Marcus Thuram 3 1 2 6
MF 23 Jonas Hofmann 4 1 1 6
MF 32 Florian Neuhaus 4 2 0 6
6 DF 30 Nico Elvedi 3 1 1 5
7 DF 25 Ramy Bensebaini 1 1 2 4
FW 36 Breel Embolo 3 0 1 4
9 MF 7 Patrick Herrmann 0 3 0 3
MF 11 Hannes Wolf 2 1 0 3
11 DF 17 Oscar Wendt 1 0 1 2
12 MF 8 Denis Zakaria 1 0 0 1
MF 16 Ibrahima Traoré 0 1 0 1
DF 18 Stefan Lainer 1 0 0 1
MF 19 Valentino Lazaro 1 0 0 1
FW 20 Julio Villalba 0 1 0 1
MF 22 László Bénes 0 1 0 1
DF 28 Matthias Ginter 1 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 1 1
Totals 37 15 16 68

Last updated: 6 February 2021

Notes

  1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
  2. Real Madrid played their home matches at Alfredo di Stéfano, Madrid, instead of their regular home stadium Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid.

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  13. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany and the organisational effort required to host the fixture, the teams exchanged the home rights to the match.[12]
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