Controversial penalty: Gladbach is subject to Bavaria despite strong performance!

On January 12, 2025, Borussia Mönchengladbach lost 0-1 to FC Bayern Munich. The decisive situation of the game was a controversial penalty that sealed the defeat of the Gladbacher. Despite the lost game, the Gladbacher showed a defensive improvement compared to last season, which was rewarded by the fans with applause.

The penalty was transformed by Harry Kane after referee Felix Zwayer a foul after a slight touch by Lukas Ullrich to Olise Pfiff. This decision met with considerable criticism. Roland Virkus, the sports director of Gladbach, expressed his resentment about the performance of the referee. The goalkeeper of Gladbach, Moritz Nicolas, played strongly and prevented worse with several parades. In the first round, however, Gladbach had no shots or flanks in the first round, while Franck was mentioned as a lack of flanken. In addition, Tim Kleindienst gave a good chance of compensation. In the Gladbacher camp, it was agreed that the victory of Bayern was justified, but one point would have been possible. The next game for Gladbach will be against Wolfsburg on Tuesday.

referee settings for next games

The referee's settings for the next game round were also announced. One of the important games includes the encounter Borussia Dortmund against Bayer 04 Leverkusen, in which Tobias Stieler was divided into referees. Further approaches include:

• TSG Hoffenheim - VfL Wolfsburg: Referee Christian Dingert
• 1. FC Heidenheim - 1. FC Union Berlin: Referee Robert Hartmann
• Sport-Club Freiburg-Holstein Kiel: Referee Sören Stork
• 1. FSV Mainz 05 - VfL Bochum: Referee Benjamin Brand
• FC St. Pauli - Eintracht Frankfurt: Referee Harm Osmers
• RB Leipzig - SV Werder Bremen: Referee Tobias Reichel
• FC Augsburg - VfB Stuttgart: Referee Daniel Schlager

For the game Borussia Mönchengladbach against FC Bayern Munich, Felix Zwayer was scheduled as a referee, supported by his assistant Robert Kempter and Christian Dietz.

The detailed referee settings were announced on the Bundesliga website , while the analysis of the game of fohlen-hautnah.de comes.