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Borussia Mönchengladbach Celebrates 125th Anniversary with Friendly Win
Borussia Mönchengladbach kicked off their 125th anniversary celebrations in style, securing a 2-0 victory over Spanish La Liga side FC Valencia in a friendly match at Borussia Park.
The match, coached by Gerardo Seoane, was tactically dominated by the home team before the break. Robin Hack opened the scoring in the 17th minute, setting the tone for the rest of the first half.
After the interval, the new signing Kevin Diks scored from a penalty to double Borussia Mönchengladbach's lead. The game ended with a convincing 2-0 win for the German side.
Club legends such as Wolfgang Kleff, Allan Simonsen, and club president Rainer Bonhof were present at the moving ceremony that took place before the kick-off. The celebrations for the anniversary spanned two days.
The victory marks the beginning of Borussia Mönchengladbach's competitive season, with the Supercup against VfB Stuttgart on August 16, followed by their Bundesliga campaign starting with the away match at Stuttgart on August 30. The team's first competitive game in the DFB-Pokal will be against Oberligist Atlas Delmenhorst away on August 17.
The upcoming Bundesliga matches include a home game against newly promoted Hamburger SV, a week later, and a home game against Bayer Leverkusen on September 21. The 2025/26 Bundesliga season begins on August 22.
As the team prepares for the competitive fixtures, the 2-0 win against FC Valencia serves as a promising start to the anniversary year for Borussia Mönchengladbach.
The commemorative match against FC Valencia, played as part of Borussia Mönchengladbach's anniversary celebrations, witnessed the German side's domination of tactics in the first half, culminating in a 2-0 victory. The success of the friendly against a Spanish La Liga team can be compared to the team's ambition in European leagues, such as football's prominent European-leagues.
As Borussia Mönchengladbach commences their competitive season with the Supercup and Bundesliga matches, the victory against FC Valencia is a symbolic representation of the team's employment policy that fosters unity, determination, and a winning spirit, paralleling the values embedded in their community policy aiming for long-term success.
