Borussia M’gladbach is welcoming Real Madrid to Borussia-Park in round 2 in the UEFA Champions League.
Borussia has lost only 1 of their last 9 games, and they have been doing well in Bundesliga with 8 points, 8 scored goals, and 8 conceded goals. Borussia is in 5th place in the standings. In their last Bundesliga match, Borussia M’gladbach was playing against Mainz on the road, and they have won that match 2-3. In the Champions League, Borussia has been solid against Inter on the road, and they have had 43% of ball possession, 2 shots on goal, 2 corner kicks, 2 big chances created, and 78% of the correct passes. Borussia was good in this match, but they didn’t deserve to get a point in this game. The final score of this match was 2-2. Bensebaini has scored a goal for Borussia from the penalty spot, while Hofmann added another goal for Borussia in the Champions League, Plea has added 1 assist so far. It will be tough for Borussia to get to one of the top two spots in the Champions League, but they certainly have the quality to reach the third place that will take them to the Europa League. There are a lot of injuries in Borussia at this time, and that will certainly have an impact on their game.
Real Madrid has lost their Champions League game last week, but they were fantastic in the El Clasico this past weekend. Real Madrid was playing great soccer defensively against Barcelona, and they have scored 3 goals in that match. Real Madrid has won the El Clasico 1-3, even though there were a few questionable decisions in their favor. Real Madrid is brimming with confidence after this win, and we can expect their best soccer coming soon. Real Madrid was solid in their game against Shakhtar with 58% of ball possession, 5 shots on goal, 7 corner kicks, 2 big chances created, and high 90% of the correct passes. Defensively, Real Madrid was a disaster in that match, but they were able to score 2 goals, which unfortunately wasn’t enough for a win or a draw. Real Madrid has lost this match 2-3. Junior and Modric have each scored 1 goal for Real Madrid in the Champions League, while Marcelo added 1 assist. Carvajal, Odegaard, and Hazard are injured, but Hazard is close to full recovery. As I’ve mentioned earlier, the confidence is sky high in Real Madrid after their win over Barcelona, and they are playing against an opponent that is struggling with injuries in the Champions League.
This is the first match between Borussia and Real Madrid. The odds on Real Madrid are pretty good, and I think Real Madrid will get a win here, but I will add goals here because I see Real Madrid scoring at least 2 goals in this game.