2016–17 Borussia Mönchengladbach season

Borussia Mönchengladbach
2016–17 season
PresidentRolf Königs
ManagerAndré Schubert
(until 21 December)
Dieter Hecking
(from 4 January)
StadiumBorussia-Park
Bundesliga9th
DFB-PokalSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lars Stindl (11)

All:
Lars Stindl (18)
Biggest winGladbach 6–1 Young Boys
Biggest defeatMan. City 4–0 Gladbach
Schalke 4–0 Gladbach
Barcelona 4–0 Gladbach

The 2016–17 Borussia Mönchengladbach season was the 117th season in the club's history.

Season overview

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Background

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Borussia Mönchengladbach finished fourth in the 2015–16 league season.[1] This qualified them for the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League play-off round.[1] They were eliminated 2015–16 edition of Champions League in the group stage, finishing fourth.[2] They were also eliminated in the round of 16 of the DFB-Pokal by Werder Bremen.[3]

Players

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Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Switzerland SUI Yann Sommer
3 DF Denmark DEN Andreas Christensen (on loan from Chelsea)
4 DF Denmark DEN Jannik Vestergaard
5 MF Germany GER Tobias Strobl
6 MF Germany GER Christoph Kramer
7 MF Germany GER Patrick Herrmann
8 MF Germany GER Mahmoud Dahoud
9 FW Switzerland SUI Josip Drmić
10 FW Belgium BEL Thorgan Hazard
11 FW Brazil BRA Raffael
13 FW Germany GER Lars Stindl (Captain)
14 MF Germany GER Nico Schulz
15 MF Germany GER Marvin Schulz
16 MF Guinea GUI Ibrahima Traoré
17 DF Sweden SWE Oscar Wendt
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF United States USA Fabian Johnson
20 MF Switzerland SUI Djibril Sow
21 GK Germany GER Tobias Sippel
22 MF Slovakia SVK László Bénes
23 MF Germany GER Jonas Hofmann
24 DF Germany GER Tony Jantschke (Vice-captain)
25 DF France FRA Timothée Kolodziejczak
26 MF Germany GER Tsiy-William Ndenge
27 DF Germany GER Julian Korb
28 FW Germany GER André Hahn
29 DF France FRA Mamadou Doucouré
30 DF Switzerland SUI Nico Elvedi
33 GK Germany GER Christofer Heimeroth
35 GK Germany GER Moritz Nicolas
44 FW Germany GER Ba-Muaka Simakala

Transfers

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In

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Slovakia SVK László Bénes (from Žilina)
-- -- Germany GER Janis Blaswich (from Dynamo Dresden)
29 DF France FRA Mamadou Doucouré (from Paris Saint-Germain)
9 FW Switzerland SUI Josip Drmić (from Hamburger SV)
6 MF Germany GER Christoph Kramer (from Bayer Leverkusen)
5 DF Austria AUT Tobias Strobl (from 1899 Hoffenheim)[4]
4 DF Denmark DEN Jannik Vestergaard (from Werder Bremen)

Out

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- -- Germany GER Nico Brandenburger (to 2nd XI)
4 DF Netherlands NED Roel Brouwers (to Roda JC)[5]
5 DF Austria AUT Martin Hinteregger (loan return to Red Bull Salzburg)[6]
6 MF Norway NOR Håvard Nordtveit (to West Ham United)[7]
31 FW Sweden SWE Branimir Hrgota (to Eintracht Frankfurt)
34 MF Switzerland SUI Granit Xhaka (to Arsenal)[8]
39 DF Austria AUT Martin Stranzl (retired)[9]

Friendly matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

2 July 2016 (2016-07-02) Friendly VfL Rhede Germany 0–15 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach Rhede, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: BESAGROUP Sportpark
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Jörg Jörissen
9 July 2016 (2016-07-09) Friendly Waldhof Mannheim Germany 2–3 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach Mannheim, Germany
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion
Attendance: 4,724
Referee: Tobias Fritsch
20 July 2016 (2016-07-20) Friendly Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany 3–1 Germany 1860 Munich Rottach-Egern, Germany
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Mugoša 86' Stadium: Sportplatz Birkenmoos
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
2 August 2016 (2016-08-02) Friendly Chemnitzer FC Germany 0–1 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach Chemnitz, Germany
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Raffael 90' Stadium: Stadion an der Gellertstraße
Attendance: 14,486
Referee: Alexander Sather
3 August 2016 (2016-08-03) Friendly Hessen Kassel Germany 1–6 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach Kassel, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Korb 34' Report
Stadium: Auestadion
Attendance: 9,556
Referee: Julius Martenstein
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) Friendly Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany 0–0 Italy Lazio Mönchengladbach, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion im Borussia-Park
Attendance: 20,347
Referee: Bastian Börner

Uhrencup

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Pos Team Pld W WP D LP L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 Turkey Galatasaray 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 +3 4 2016 Uhrencup Champions
2 Switzerland Zürich 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 −2 3
3 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 0 1 0 0 1 5 5 0 2
4 Switzerland Young Boys 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 5 −1 2
Source: Uhrencup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goal ratio[10]
15 July 2016 (2016-07-15) 2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany 1–2 Switzerland Zürich Biel, Switzerland
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Hahn 59' Report
Stadium: Tissot Arena
Attendance: 1,952
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)

Osnabrück Football Summer

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 Wales Cardiff City 2 2 0 5 1 +4 6 2016 Osnabrück Football Summer Champions
2 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 2 0 2 1 +1 6
3 Germany FC St. Pauli 2 0 2 1 2 −1 0
4 Germany VfL Osnabrück (H) 2 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: VfL Osnabrück
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head to head result
(H) Hosts
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) 1 FC St. Pauli Germany 0–0
(4–5 p)
Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach Osnabrück, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Osnatel-Arena
Attendance: 5,304
Penalties
Note: The match was only 60 minutes.
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) 2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany 2–1 Germany VfL Osnabrück Osnabrück, Germany
19:15 CEST (UTC+2) Hazard 33', 50' Report Reimerink 38' Stadium: Osnatel-Arena
Attendance: 5,304
Note: The match was only 60 minutes.

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 27 August 2016 20 May 2017 Matchday 1 9th 34 12 9 13 45 49 −4 035.29
DFB-Pokal 20 August 2016 25 April 2017 First round Semi-finals 5 4 1 0 8 2 +6 080.00
Champions League 16 August 2016 6 December 2016 Play-off round Group stage 8 3 2 3 14 14 +0 037.50
Europa League 16 February 2017 16 March 2017 Round of 32 Round of 16 4 1 2 1 7 6 +1 025.00
Total 51 20 14 17 74 71 +3 039.22

Last updated: 27 May 2017
Source: Competitions

Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 SC Freiburg 34 14 6 14 42 60 −18 48 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
8 Werder Bremen 34 13 6 15 61 64 −3 45
9 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 12 9 13 45 49 −4 45
10 Schalke 04 34 11 10 13 45 40 +5 43
11 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 11 9 14 36 43 −7 42
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[11]
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Borussia Dortmund, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, Hertha BSC; and the Europa League third qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team, SC Freiburg.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 12 9 13 45 49  −4 45 7 5 5 26 18  +8 5 4 8 19 31  −12

Last updated: 27 May 2017.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWLWDWLDLDLLDLWLLDWWWLWWLLDWWLLWDDD
Position41068499101111131313121314141311101110991010989109999
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2017. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–1 Bayer Leverkusen Mönchengladbach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK
Attendance: 52,183
Referee: Felix Brych
10 September 2016 (2016-09-10) 2 SC Freiburg 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Freiburg im Breisgau
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Harm Osmers
17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) 3 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–1 Werder Bremen Mönchengladbach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK
Attendance: 54,014
Referee: Tobias Stieler
21 September 2016 (2016-09-21) 4 RB Leipzig 1–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Leipzig
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 42,558
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
24 September 2016 (2016-09-24) 5 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 FC Ingolstadt Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK
Attendance: 50,112
Referee: Bastian Dankert
2 October 2016 (2016-10-02) 6 Schalke 04 4–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Gelsenkirchen
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: VELTINS-Arena
Attendance: 62,271
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
15 October 2016 (2016-10-15) 7 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–0 Hamburger SV Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK
Attendance: 53,636
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
22 October 2016 (2016-10-22) 8 Bayern Munich 2–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Munich
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Kramer Yellow card 71' Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Jochen Drees
28 October 2016 (2016-10-28) 9 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Mönchengladbach
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Johnson Yellow card 44' Report
Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK
Attendance: 54,014
Referee: Felix Zwayer
4 November 2016 (2016-11-04) 10 Hertha BSC 3–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Berlin
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin
Attendance: 51,934
Referee: Tobias Stieler
19 November 2016 (2016-11-19) 11 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 1. FC Köln Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK
Attendance: 53,757
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
26 November 2016 (2016-11-26) 12 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 1899 Hoffenheim Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Dahoud 25' Report
Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK
Attendance: 51,086
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
3 December 2016 (2016-12-03) 13 Borussia Dortmund 4–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Dortmund
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Attendance: 81,360
Referee: Marco Fritz
11 December 2016 (2016-12-11) 14 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–0 Mainz 05 Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Gbamin Yellow card 79' Yellow-red card 90' Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK
Attendance: 48,037
Referee: Robert Hartmann
17 December 2016 (2016-12-17) 15 FC Augsburg 1–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Hinteregger 75' Report Stadium: WWK ARENA
Attendance: 28,653
Referee: Tobias Stieler
20 December 2016 (2016-12-20) 16 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg Mönchengladbach
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK
Attendance: 47,067
Referee: Robert Kampka
28 January 2017 (2017-01-28) 18 Bayer Leverkusen 2–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Leverkusen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 28,869
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
4 February 2017 (2017-02-04) 19 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–0 SC Freiburg Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Günter Yellow card 56' Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK
Attendance: 47,194
Referee: Felix Brych
11 February 2017 (2017-02-11) 20 Werder Bremen 0–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Benjamin Brand
19 February 2017 (2017-02-19) 21 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 RB Leipzig Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK
Attendance: 51,535
Referee: Felix Zwayer
26 February 2017 (2017-02-26) 22 FC Ingolstadt 0–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Ingolstadt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 15,200
Referee: Christian Dingert
4 March 2017 (2017-03-04) 23 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–2 Schalke 04 Mönchengladbach
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK
Attendance: 54,014
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
12 March 2017 (2017-03-12) 24 Hamburger SV 2–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Hamburg
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 52,501
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
19 March 2017 (2017-03-19) 25 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–1 Bayern Munich Mönchengladbach
17:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK
Attendance: 54,014
Referee: Tobias Stieler
1 April 2017 (2017-04-01) 26 Eintracht Frankfurt 0–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Frankfurt
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: Harm Osmers
Note: Tobias Sippel was booked on the substitutes' bench, despite not playing any part in the match.
5 April 2017 (2017-04-05) 27 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–0 Hertha BSC Mönchengladbach
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Torunarigha Yellow card 68' Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK
Attendance: 44,347
Referee: Günter Perl
8 April 2017 (2017-04-08) 28 1. FC Köln 2–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Felix Brych
15 April 2017 (2017-04-15) 29 1899 Hoffenheim 5–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WIRSOL Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Christian Dingert
22 April 2017 (2017-04-22) 30 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–3 Borussia Dortmund Mönchengladbach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK
Attendance: 54,014
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
29 April 2017 (2017-04-29) 31 Mainz 05 1–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Muto Yellow card 66', 89' Report
Stadium: OPEL ARENA
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
6 May 2017 (2017-05-06) 32 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 FC Augsburg Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK
Attendance: 52,362
Referee: Bastian Dankert
13 May 2017 (2017-05-13) 33 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: VOLKSWAGEN ARENA
Attendance: 28,721
Referee: Christian Dingert
20 May 2017 (2017-05-20) 34 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 Darmstadt 98 Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK
Attendance: 54,014
Referee: Wolfgang Stark

DFB-Pokal

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20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) First round SV Drochtersen/Assel 0–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Drochtersen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Nagel Yellow card 70' Report Korb 55' Stadium: Kehdinger Stadion
Attendance: 7,154
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
25 October 2016 (2016-10-25) Second round Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 VfB Stuttgart Mönchengladbach
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Insúa Yellow card 39' Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK
Attendance: 40,452
Referee: Günter Perl
1 March 2017 (2017-03-01) Quarter-finals Hamburger SV 1–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Hamburg
18:40 CET (UTC+1) Wood 90+2' Report
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 53,249
Referee: Marco Fritz
Note: The match was originally scheduled to start at 18:30, but was delayed 10 minutes due to a traffic jam around the stadium.[12]

UEFA Champions League

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Play-off round

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16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) First leg Young Boys Switzerland 1–3 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach Bern, Switzerland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 30,224[13]
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
24 August 2016 (2016-08-24) Second leg Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany 6–1
(9–2 agg.)
Switzerland Young Boys Mönchengladbach, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK
Attendance: 43,302[14]
Referee: Andre Marriner (England)

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR MCI BMG CEL
1 Spain Barcelona 6 5 0 1 20 4 +16 15 Advance to knockout phase 4–0 4–0 7–0
2 England Manchester City 6 2 3 1 12 10 +2 9 3–1 4–0 1–1
3 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 1 2 3 5 12 −7 5 Transfer to Europa League 1–2 1–1 1–1
4 Scotland Celtic 6 0 3 3 5 16 −11 3 0–2 3–3 0–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
14 September 2016 (2016-09-14) 1 Manchester City England 4–0 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach Manchester, England
19:45 BST (UTC+1)
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Kramer Yellow card 27' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 30,270[15]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 13 September 2016, 20:45 CEST, was postponed and rescheduled for the following day due to adverse weather conditions.[16]
28 September 2016 (2016-09-28) 2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany 1–2 Spain Barcelona Mönchengladbach, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Hazard 34' Report
Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK
Attendance: 46,283[17]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
19 October 2016 (2016-10-19) 3 Celtic Scotland 0–2 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 BST (UTC+1)
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Tierney Yellow card 35' Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,814[18]
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
1 November 2016 (2016-11-01) 4 Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany 1–1 Scotland Celtic Mönchengladbach, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK
Attendance: 46,283[19]
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)
23 November 2016 (2016-11-23) 5 Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany 1–1