Substitute Matthijs Tal scored an 87th-minute headed goal as Bayern Munich sealed a 2-1 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday and ended their team’s winless streak in five matches against the hosts, with their third win in three Bundesliga matches.
The Bavarian team, which had failed to beat the fillies in its previous five matches in all competitions, adjusted its delay with a goal to snatch the victory and raise its tally to nine points.
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Since the 2011-12 season, no other team has won more matches against Bayern in the league, with Gladbach recording 10 wins, nine defeats and five draws.
It was the end of a turbulent week for Bayern as Thomas Tuchel saw the deal for Portuguese defensive midfielder Joao Ballenha from Fulham – at the top of the coach’s wish list – fall apart before the transfer deadline.
Bayern player Thomas Mueller said, “It was fun today. We were a bit nervous for ten minutes after being 1-0 down, but we managed to turn things around and control the match.” “After the 1-0 score I thought I was in the wrong movie. It was a deserved win.”
Bayern were in complete control with more than 70% possession of the ball in the first half hour before the hosts scored against the run of play with Ko Itacura’s header which went over goalkeeper Sven Ulrich from a corner kick.
Gladbach had earlier hit the woodwork through Marvin Friedrich, but Bayern came close to equalizing when Leroy Sane’s powerful shot hit the crossbar by Gladbach goalkeeper Moritz Nicolas in the 39th minute.
The visitors pressed hard in the second half and wasted two early chances through Leon Goretzka and Mueller before Joshua Kimmich sent Sane a perfect ball, who equalized in the 58th minute and took his tally to three league goals.
Substitute Serge Gnabry was supposed to add another goal in the 70th minute, but Nicholas saved a header from close range, pressing the Bavarian team to win.
Teal fared much better with three minutes left, rising above his marker to head the winning goal.
Borussia Dortmund stumbled to a 2-2 home draw with newly promoted Heidenheim on Friday, while Bayer Leverkusen made it three straight wins by crushing Darmstadt 5-1 on Saturday.
