Borussia Mönchengladbach (A) | Pre-Match Thread

[@BluePhil8]

I suspect Walker, Laporte, Mendy (fucking hell), Rodri, Foden and Jesus will start in this one.

 

[BringBackSwales]

It should be because although foreighers cannot fly into Germany, German people can still fly back.

Thanks BK, I wasn’t sure on the point that German nationals could fly back in

 

[BringBackSwales]

It's often said "take one game at a time", but with the five hour flight and the Saturday morning fixture against an in form West Ham, who have no midweek fixture, I would give serious consideration to leaving some players behind to rest and prepare for West Ham? We risk injury to players if they are not sufficiently recovered.

Five hour RETURN flight

 

[richards30]

ederson
walker
stones
laporte
zinchenko
rodri
de bruyne
gundogan
foden
bernardo silva
jesus

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Ederson

Walker
Dias
Laporte
Zinchenko

Rodri
Kdb
Gudongan

Foden
Jesus
Torres

 

[If I die in the Kippax St]

Didn't this lot knock us out of the uefa cup, late 70's ish?

Yes they did 3 v 1 away leg. I was there it was a cracking piss up. Think it was 1978 but could be out by a year either way

 

[Plain Speaking]

It should be because although foreighers cannot fly into Germany, German people can still fly back.

I am not sure that is the case. Liverpool are in a similar situation to us and apparently their second leg is likely to be abroad:

"The second leg was scheduled to be played at Anfield but Leipzig won't be able to travel to Merseyside as things stand because German government rules state they would have to quarantine for 10 days on their return."

You would imagine the same arrangement will apply to our second home leg, unless government Covid rules change?

Liverpool vs RB Leipzig second leg could be in one of eight cities

The second leg was scheduled to be played at Anfield but Leipzig won't be able to travel to Merseyside as things stand because of German government Covid-19 rules

www.google.com

 

[If I die in the Kippax St]

Danish player Alan Simonsen was their star back then.

Correct shout he scored first in the away leg if my memory serves me right although I was a bit half shot at the time

 

[Plain Speaking]

Five hour RETURN flight

Sorry I thought our game was in Turkey, a little easier to get to Hungary ;-)

 

[Norbiton]

"Non-stop flights between the UK and Turkey take on average between 3 hours 50 minutes and 4 hours 15 minutes, depending on where you are flying from and to", Manchester was quoted as just over 4 hours, with check in etc journey will be well over 5 hours

Budapest...Turkey.....hmmm