Borussia Mönchengladbach captain Lars Stindl missed a penalty and the team’s losing streak stretched to six games across all competitions at Augsburg in a 3-1 Bundesliga defeat on Friday.
Gladbach has lost every game since the club announced that coach Marco Rose will be joining league rival Borussia Dortmund next season, and the latest defeat will strengthen fans’ calls to let him go.
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Borussia Mönchengladbach captain Lars Stindl missed a penalty and the team’s losing streak stretched to six games across all competitions at Augsburg in a 3-1 Bundesliga defeat on Friday.
Raphael Framberger conceded the spot kick in the 37th minute for a foul on Marcus Thuram, but Stindl shot to the left of the goal.
Gladbach had had 65% possession and 16 goal efforts to the home team’s seven.
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Augsburg's Raphael Framberger, left, and Moenchengladbach's Alassane Plea fight for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Augsburg and Borussia Moenchengladbach at the WWK Arena in Augsburg, Germany, Friday, March 12, 2021. (Matthias Balkdpa via AP)
Augsburg's Daniel Caligiuri, left, and Moenchengladbach's Oscar Wendt fight for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Augsburg and Borussia Moenchengladbach at the WWK Arena in Augsburg, Germany, Friday, March 12, 2021. (Matthias Balkdpa via AP)
Stindl’s penalty miss was the visitors’ biggest chance in a first half that they dominated.
Augsburg's Ruben Vargas, left, celebrates with teammates after scoring during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Augsburg and Borussia Moenchengladbach at the WWK Arena in Augsburg, Germany, Friday, March 12, 2021. (Matthias Balkdpa via AP)
Raphael Framberger conceded the spot kick in the 37th minute for a foul on Marcus Thuram, but Stindl shot to the left of the goal.
Gladbach was to rue the miss early in the second half when Ruben Vargas arrived with pace and powered home a header from a corner.
The visitors pushed hard for an equalizer – Rafa Gikiewicz produced a fine save to deny Thuram – and deservedly equalized through Florian Neuhaus in the 68th when he picked his spot inside the right post despite being surrounded by a host of defenders.
Augsburg's Raphael Framberger, second right, brings down Moenchengladbach's Marcus Thuram in the penalty area during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Augsburg and Borussia Moenchengladbach at the WWK Arena in Augsburg, Germany, Friday, March 12, 2021. (Matthias Balkdpa via AP)
Gladbach had had 65% possession and 16 goal efforts to the home team’s seven.
But Marco Richter scored against the run of play in the 76th with only Augsburg’s third shot on target, and André Hahn confirmed Gladbach’s fate in the 89th.
Rose's team remained 10th and looked set to lose further ground in the race for European qualification places with the rest of the 25th round still to be played. Augsburg moved 10 points clear of the relegation zone.
Augsburg's Andre Hahn celebrates with teammates after scoring during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Augsburg and Borussia Moenchengladbach at the WWK Arena in Augsburg, Germany, Friday, March 12, 2021. (Matthias Balkdpa via AP)
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Augsburg's goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz, below, and Moenchengladbach's Valentino Lazaro fight for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Augsburg and Borussia Moenchengladbach at the WWK Arena in Augsburg, Germany, Friday, March 12, 2021. (Matthias Balkdpa via AP)
Augsburg's Raphael Framberger, left, and Moenchengladbach's Alassane Plea fight for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Augsburg and Borussia Moenchengladbach at the WWK Arena in Augsburg, Germany, Friday, March 12, 2021. (Matthias Balkdpa via AP)
Augsburg's Daniel Caligiuri, left, and Moenchengladbach's Oscar Wendt fight for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Augsburg and Borussia Moenchengladbach at the WWK Arena in Augsburg, Germany, Friday, March 12, 2021. (Matthias Balkdpa via AP)
Greuther Fürth was relegated from the Bundesliga after losing at home to Champions League candidate Bayer Leverkusen 4-1 on Saturday.
Jetro Willems gave the enthusiastic home fans some hope of a miraculous escape with the opening goal in the fifth minute, but Patrik Schick answered four minutes later and Sardar Azmoun, Paulinho and Exequiel Palacios piled on for the visitors.
Fürth remained bottom of the league after 31 games – 12 points from safety with three games remaining.
Fuerth's players Sebastian Griesbeck, left, and Timothy Tillman, right, walk across the pitch after the German Bundesliga soccer match bettween SpVgg Greuther Fuerth and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Fuerth, Germany, Saturday, April 23, 2022. Greuther Fürth has been relegated from the Bundesliga with a 4-1 loss at home to Bayer Leverkusen. (Daniel Karmanndpa via AP)
Coach Stefan Leitl’s team was promoted last year when it finished second in the second division, but it never recovered from a poor start to the Bundesliga despite encouraging performances in the second half of the season. Fürth lost all but one of its first 14 games until it claimed its first win in the 15th round by beating Union Berlin.
Also on Saturday, Union came from behind thanks to substitute Sven Michel to beat Leipzig 2-1 away and atone for its loss to Leipzig in their German Cup semifinal on Wednesday.
Michel equalized in the 86th then set up Kevin Behrens with his heel for a dramatic winner in the 89th as Union won in Leipzig for the first time.
Fuerth's players walk across the pitch after the German Bundesliga soccer match bettween SpVgg Greuther Fuerth and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Fuerth, Germany, Saturday, April 23, 2022. Greuther Fürth has been relegated from the Bundesliga with a 4-1 loss at home to Bayer Leverkusen. (Daniel Karmanndpa via AP)
The end of Leipzig’s 15-game unbeaten run across all competitions allowed Leverkusen to reclaim third place. Leverkusen dropped to fourth last weekend with a loss at home to Leipzig, but the sides have switched positions again, leaving Leipzig in the last qualification place for the Champions League.
Freiburg was fifth after coming from two goals down to lead Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-2 only to concede the equalizer in injury time to Gladbach’s Lars Stindl.
Cologne was seventh behind Union after a 3-1 win over Arminia Bielefeld, which remained second from bottom and the favorite to join Fürth in the second division.
Union's Sven Michel, right, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between RB Leipzig and 1. FC Union Berlin in Leipzig, Germany, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Jan Woitasdpa via AP)
Also, Eintracht Frankfurt drew with Hoffenheim 2-2.
Bayern Munich hosted main rival Borussia Dortmund in “der Klassiker” late Saturday, when the Bavarian powerhouse was hoping to seal what would be a record-extending 10th consecutive title.
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Leverkusen's scorer Exequiel Palacios, left, and his teammate Paulinho celebrate their side's fourth goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match bettween SpVgg Greuther Fuerth and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Fuerth, Germany, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Daniel Karmanndpa via AP)
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Freiburg's Christian Guenter celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match bettween SC Freiburg and Borussia Moenchengladbach in Freiburg, Germany, Saturday, April 23, 2022 (Tom Wellerdpa via AP)
Frankfurt's Daichi Kamada, center, scores his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match bettween Eintracht Frankfurt and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Arne Dedertdpa via AP)
Cologne's scorer Anthony Modeste, left, and Jannes Horn, right, celebrate their side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match bettween 1. FC Cologne and Arminia Bielefeld in Cologne, Germany, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Marius Beckerdpa via AP)
Frankfurt's head coach Oliver Glasner gestures during the German Bundesliga soccer match bettween Eintracht Frankfurt and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Arne Dedertdpa via AP)
Leverkusen's Sardar Azmoun celebrates his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match bettween SpVgg Greuther Fuerth and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Fuerth, Germany, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Daniel Karmanndpa via AP)
Freiburg's head coach Christian Streich gestures during the German Bundesliga soccer match bettween SC Freiburg and Borussia Moenchengladbach in Freiburg, Germany, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Tom Wellerdpa via AP)
Moenchengladbach's Kouadio Kone, left, and Freiburg's Vincenzo Grifo, right, challenge for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match bettween SC Freiburg and Borussia Moenchengladbach in Freiburg, Germany, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Tom Wellerdpa via AP)
Leipzig's goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi, right, saves the ball against Union's Taiwo Awoniyi, left, during the German Bundesliga soccer match bettween RB Leipzig and 1. FC Union Berlin in Leipzig, Germany, Saturday, April 23, 2022. ( Jan Woitasdpa via AP)
