Bayern Dismantle Ten-Man Gladbach in Relegation Thriller

Highly Entertaining Futmetrix Score: 70/100. An early red card transforms a relegation battle into a one-sided massacre: Borussia Mönchengladbach collapse 0-3 to Bayern Munich and sink deeper into crisis.

Castrop's Red Card – The Turning Point

The match was barely underway when Jens Castrop launched a reckless challenge that VAR could not ignore. After 18 minutes, the card was upgraded to red—and Gladbach's fate was sealed. Playing with ten men against Bayern's relentless intensity became an exercise in futility. The hosts retreated into a defensive shell, yet the visitors' onslaught never relented.

The Siege: 27 Shots to One

Leon Goretzka orchestrated Bayern's midfield with four key passes, dismantling any semblance of balance. The numbers tell a brutal story: Bayern fired 27 shots; Gladbach managed one. Moritz Nicolas in the home goal was the sole barrier preventing an even heavier defeat—seven saves kept the scoreline respectable. Yet against such relentless pressure, even heroics proved insufficient.

Substitutes Strike – Bayern Turn the Screw

Joshua Kimmich broke the deadlock in the 64th minute. Then the cavalry arrived: Raphaël Guerreiro (introduced at 46 minutes) finished in the 69th after Matthijs Olise's assist, and substitute Leroy Karl (76 minutes) sealed it in the 81st—also from Guerreiro's pass. Bayern exploited their numerical advantage with surgical precision. Gladbach's relegation struggle has become a nightmare: three points from eight matches and a goal difference of -12 leaves them staring into the abyss.