The 2024/25 Bundesliga season kicks off on Friday night time as champions Bayer Leverkusen start their title defence with a visit to Borussia Monchengladbach.
Xabi Alonso’s aspect went unbeaten throughout all home competitions final season to say the Meisterschale, additionally sealing a return to the Champions League within the course of.
Upcoming opponents Gladbach have dropped down the league standings each season since coming fourth in 2020/21, with their effort of 14th final time period their worst inserting in 13 years.
Here is 90min’s preview of the encounter on Friday night time.
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H File (Final 5 Video games)
Present type (all competitions)
Borussia Monchengladbach | Bayer Leverkusen |
|---|---|
Erzgebirge Aue 1-3 Borussia Monchengladbach – 17/08/24 | Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Stuttgart (4-3p) – 17/08/24 |
Borussia Monchengladbach 1-1 Strasbourg – 10/08/24 | Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Actual Betis (3-1p) – 10/08/24 |
Borussia Monchengladbach 2-0 Strasbourg – 10/08/24 | Arsenal 4-1 Bayer Leverkusen – 07/08/24 |
Borussia Monchengladbach 1-0 Holstein Kiel – 29/07/24 | Lens 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen – 03/08/24 |
Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 Fortuna Sittard – 25/07/24 | RW Essen 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen – 26/07/24 |
Nation | TV channel/stay stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | Sky Go UK, SKY GO Additional, Sky Sports activities Combine |
United States | fuboTV, ESPN+, ESPN App, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes |
Canada | DAZN Canada |
Gladbach have tried to maneuver shortly in the summertime switch window as they search to maneuver on from final season’s disappointments, bringing in striker Tim Kleindienst and midfielder Kevin Stoger. Each might earn begins on the opening weekend.
Defender Nico Elvedi is hopeful of recovering in time from a foot harm, whereas Robin Hack might return to the squad having suffered with sickness.
Reserve goalkeeper Jan Olschowsky will not return to the matchday squad till October resulting from a knee downside and teen Yvandro Borges Sanches has an anterior cruciate ligament harm.
Borussia Monchengladbach predicted lineup vs Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1): Omlin; Scally, Ikatura, Elvedi, Netz; Reitz, Weigl; Honorat, Stoger, Plea; Kleindienst.
Leverkusen have managed to retain the core of their spectacular squad, most of whom featured within the DFL-Supercup success towards Stuttgart. The sport ended 1-1 however Xabi Alonso’s aspect had been triumphant within the penalty shootout.
Argentina worldwide Exequiel Palacios is constant his restoration from a knee operation however the guests in any other case have a match squad to take into this Rhine derby.
Florian Wirtz, Alex Grimaldo and Jeremie Frimpong all got here off the bench within the Supercup however ought to make the beginning XI, whereas striker Victor Boniface is obtainable regardless of being handed a one-match ban and a €25,000 fantastic for an offensive gesture on the weekend.
Bayer Leverkusen predicted lineup vs Borussia Monchengladbach (3-4-2-1): Hradecky; Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie; Frimpong, Xhaka, Andrich, Grimaldo; Wirtz, Adli; Boniface.
Leverkusen received the hearts and minds of most neutrals final season by ending Bayern Munich’s perennial dominance of the Bundesliga however Alonso will not need them to keel over for Vincent Kompany’s outfit throughout their defence this time round.
As an alternative, the reigning champions might be hungry for a quick begin to their title defence on Friday night time. A heavy pre-season defeat to Arsenal confirmed they don’t seem to be of their unstoppable rhythm simply but, however they need to have greater than sufficient to choose up three factors at Gladbach to begin the marketing campaign.
