Gladbach | After gala against FC Bayern: Eberl and Hütter demand focus on league

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After the football festival in the DFB Cup at 5: 0 against FC Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach coach Adi Hütter thinks about rotation on the weekend in the Bundesliga.

You always have to think, Hütter said. It is already possible that the team may look different. On Sunday against VfL Bochum (5:30 pm), about the Bayern strong double scorer Ramy Bensbaini could receive a break. The Algerian defensive player had last completed two games over 90 minutes within a few days after weeks of injury.

Regardless of the staff, Hütter and Munichschef Max Eberl demanded the Gala against Bayern s full focus on the league everyday life. We are aware that we have to score in the championship, said Hütter. We want to win this game, we can win this game and I would almost say we have to.

After nine matchdays, the Borussia with only eleven points is only in the table midfield. Especially from his Frankfurt time, Hütter knows the phenomenon that after great victories against Bayern a mental burglary can follow. Almost exactly two years ago, Hütter had beaten Bayern in the league with 5: 1. Then we spent relatively little until the winter break, Hütter said.

We just have to take this momentum now, the Austrian demanded. Eberl appealed to the team, to stay focused. The encounter has a high Muniching meaning for us. Now we have to concentrate fully on the league everyday life, Eberl said, who once played for Bochum.