European roundup: Bayern beaten again by bogey side Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach beat 10-man Bayern Munich 3-2 on Saturday, stretching their unbeaten run over the Bundesliga champions to five games in all competitions.

Gladbach went ahead through Lars Stindl in the 13th minute after Bayern got off to a nightmare start, with Dayot Upamecano bringing down Alassane Pléa outside the box and being shown a red card in the eighth minute. Stindl missed a golden chance to double their lead in the 24th but sent his close-range shot wide.

Bayern kept going forward and were rewarded in the 35th minute, Alphonso Davies sprinting down the wing and cutting back for Eric Choupo-Moting to slot in the equaliser with his eighth league goal of the season and leave the game level at half-time.

Bayern fell behind again as Gladbach made their extra man count with a quick passing move, Jonas Hofmann completing it with a cool finish in the 55th minute. The substitute Marcus Thuram made sure of the three points before Mathys Tel pulled back a consolation goal for Bayern in added time.

Defeat for the leaders, who won 1-0 at Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie in midweek, means Union Berlin can retake top spot with a home win over bottom club Schalke on Sunday, while Dortmund can also close the gap at the top.

“We started really well in the first seven minutes and we had two, three chances and should have been 2-0 up. It was undoubtedly our best start of the year but then came the red card and the goal but we still equalised,” said Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann.

“In the second half we had the game under control and we were the better side despite being a man down. But then we conceded again and then it was difficult to come back again. In the end we ran out of