Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 4, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0.
Borussia Dortmund 4-0 Borussia Monchengladbach
- From the section European Football
Borussia Dortmund thrashed Borussia Monchengladbach, as Thomas Tuchel tasted victory in his first league game as coach.
Tuchel replaced Jurgen Klopp in charge of the Bundesliga side in July.
Armenia midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored twice for Dortmund while Marco Reus and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang were also on target.
Dortumund's win came after champions Bayern Munich had cruised to a 5-0 victory over Hamburg on Friday evening.
Elsewhere on Saturday, Bayer Leverkusen warmed up for their Champions League play-off clash at Lazio on Tuesday with a 2-1 win against Hoffenheim.
Newly promoted Ingolstadt celebrated their debut in Germany's top flight with a 1-0 win at Mainz.
Darmstadt's first Bundesliga match for 33 years ended in a 2-2 draw against Hannover in an action-packed match.
Schalke picked up their first win under new coach Andre Breitenreiter with a 3-0 victory at Werder Bremen, while Hertha Berlin won 1-0 away to Augsburg.
Line-ups
B Dortmund
- 38Bürki
- 26Piszczek
- 25Papastathopoulos
- 15Hummels
- 29Schmelzer
- 33Weigl
- 11ReusSubstituted forKamplat 78'minutes
- 8Gündogan
- 23KagawaSubstituted forBenderat 85'minutes
- 10Mkhitaryan
- 17AubameyangSubstituted forRamosat 78'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Weidenfeller
- 6Bender
- 7Hofmann
- 20Ramos
- 27Castro
- 28Ginter
- 44Kampl
B Mgladbach
- 1Sommer
- 24Jantschke
- 18Schulz
- 3Christensen
- 17Wendt
- 16TraoréSubstituted forHerrmannat 65'minutes
- 13Stindl
- 34XhakaBooked at 77minsSubstituted forDahoudat 79'minutes
- 19Johnson
- 11Raffael
- 9DrmicSubstituted forT Hazardat 66'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Brouwers
- 7Herrmann
- 8Dahoud
- 10T Hazard
- 21Sippel
- 27Korb
- 30Elvedi
- Referee:
- Tobias Stieler
- Attendance:
- 81,359
Match Stats
Home TeamB DortmundAway TeamB Mgladbach
- Possession
- Home59%
- Away41%
- Shots
- Home18
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away1
- Corners
- Home3
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away14
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 4, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0.
Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Weigl.
Substitution
Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Sven Bender replaces Shinji Kagawa.
Attempt missed. Julian Weigl (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
Foul by Julian Weigl (Borussia Dortmund).
Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Shinji Kagawa tries a through ball, but Adrián Ramos is caught offside.
Hand ball by Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
Substitution
Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Mahmoud Dahoud replaces Granit Xhaka.
Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Roman Bürki tries a through ball, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Kevin Kampl replaces Marco Reus.
Substitution
Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Adrián Ramos replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Booking
Granit Xhaka (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Julian Weigl (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Granit Xhaka (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Shinji Kagawa tries a through ball, but Marco Reus is caught offside.
Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund).
Tony Jantschke (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shinji Kagawa.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Tony Jantschke (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
Foul by Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund).
Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Thorgan Hazard replaces Josip Drmic.
Attempt missed. Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Substitution
Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Patrick Herrmann replaces Ibrahima Traoré.
Foul by Julian Weigl (Borussia Dortmund).
Granit Xhaka (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Lukasz Piszczek.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.