A major part of Bayern Munich’s 3-0 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach was the red card give to Jens Castrop early in the game for a reckless challenge on Luis Díaz.
Afterward, Castrop said the red card
was justified.
“The red card was correct. When you look at the images, the scene looks really stupid. Luckily, I didn’t hit him that hard. I’m sorry. Our plan was to not hold back in 1v1 duels, but that was unfortunate, of course,“ Castrop told Bild (as captured by @iMiaSanMia).
It was a tough situation for Castrop. He was trying to be physical and aggressive, but also was not trying to injure Díaz. All in all, it was just a bad decision and nothing malicious.
Still, that play did help pave the way for Bayern Munich to keep Gladbach on its heels for the rest of the match.
Bayern Munich traveled to Borussia Mönchengladbach for a Bundesliga tilt featuring the league first-place and last-place teams.
The game went as expected — especially after Gladbach picked up an early red card, which completely shifted the momentum into Bayern Munich’s favor.
It was a daunting task to ask Gladbach to hold strong for over 70 minutes and eventually Die Fohlen just broke down. Ultimately, Bayern Munich walked away with a 3-0 victory over Gladbach.
Let’s get into all on this edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Postgame Show:
- A look at Bayern Munich’s starting XI selections…who stood out, who struggled, and more.
- A rundown of the scoring and substitutions as we walk through the flow of the match.
- Some final takeaways on the match.
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