Key Highlights
- They have scored three or more goals in six of these encounters as summer signings Tim Lemperle and Bazoumana Touré ended the first half of the season in top form. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHoffenheim have only managed a single preliminary round appearance in the Champions League.
- After last season’s struggle, they’re now back in contention for European places as they’re only two points off fourth-placed Bayer Leverkusen while having a game to spare. They were supposed to start the year with a trip to Werder Bremen, but that game is now rescheduled for the last Tuesday of January.
- That created a tight schedule for the modest squad as they face five games in the space of 17 days. Team NewsAlbian Hajdari will be suspended for accumulated yellow cards, which means Ozan Kabak gets a chance for only his second start of the season.
- Grischa Prömel and Bernardo are hoping to get the all-clear from flu symptoms, while Touré is a candidate to start following Côte d'Ivoire’s exit from the AFCON. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBorussia MönchengladbachEugen Polanski’s side produced a magnificent first-half performance at home against Augsburg to start the year.
- Haris Tabakovic eventually stole the headlines with a brace in a 4-1 win, but the overall team performance revived talks of European qualification. Since their quarter-final defeat to Manchester City in the 2020-21 Champions League season, Gladbach have been out of continental competitions.