Borussia Monchengladbach vs Real Madrid UEFA Champions League Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
This will be the fifth meeting between Borussia Monchengladbach and Real Madrid in all European competition. with each side picking up one victory apiece (D2).
Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last nine matches against German teams in European competition (W6 D3). since a 0-2 defeat to VFL Wolfsburg in April 2016. Indeed. they've never previously gone 10 consecutive such matches without defeat before.
Borussia Monchengladbach have won only one of their last 11 matches in all competitions against Spanish teams (D2 L8). winning 4-2 against Sevilla in November 2015 in the UEFA Champions League.
Real Madrid have failed to win either of their previous two away trips to face Bomssia Monchengladbach (D1 L1), with this their first visit since November 1 985 when they lost 1-5 in the UEFA Cup last 16. Borussia Monchengladbach have only played six UEFA Champions League home games in their history, winning once In the process (4-2 vs Seville, November 2015).
This will be their first such match since a 1-1 draw with Manchester City in November 2016. Real Madrid have won four of their last five away UEFA Champions League group stage games, losing the other - they're looking to win three in a row for the first time since September 2015 (5 wins).
Borussia Ménchengladbach have only kept one clean sheet in their last 10 games in the UEFA Champions League (2-0 v Celtic in October 2016), conceding at least two goals in six of the 1 0 games in this run. Having suffered defeats in each of their last three UEFA Champions League games. Real Madrid face the possibility of losing four consecutive games across all European competitions for the first time in their history.
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Marcus Thuram has scored in two of his previous three home games for Borussia Monchengladbach in European competition, although this will be his first home game for the club in the UEFA Champions League. Karim Benzema - who didn't start in Real Madrid's defeat on MD1 - has been directly involved in 19 goals in his last 21 starts In the UEFA Champions League, netting 14 goals and providing five assists.
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