The history of Borussia Mönchengladbach
Milestones and background from the club's history, in chronological order.
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The Foals rise
The 7–1 win over Inter is annulled
Borussia beat Inter Milan 7–1 on the pitch.
Following the can-throwing incident, the European Cup match is annulled and replayed.
Championships and Europe
First UEFA Cup final
Borussia win the return leg against Liverpool 2–0 but lose the final 2–3 on aggregate.
The Bökelberg match follows a 0–3 defeat in Liverpool.
European Cup final in Rome
Borussia lose 1–3 to Liverpool in the Rome final.
Allan Simonsen briefly equalises; it remains the club's only appearance in this final.
Second UEFA Cup victory
Allan Simonsen's penalty gives Borussia a 1–0 return-leg win against Red Star Belgrade.
After a 1–1 first leg, Borussia lift the UEFA Cup for the second time.
Third UEFA Cup final
After a 3–2 home win, Borussia lose 0–1 away to Eintracht Frankfurt.
Frankfurt take the UEFA Cup on away goals.
A return to Europe
Champions League qualifying place secured
A 0–0 draw with Augsburg secures Borussia a top-four finish and at least a place in Champions League qualifying.
With 57 points and one match remaining, Gladbach can no longer be caught by the chasing teams. They finish the season fourth.
Third place and the Champions League
A 2–0 win at SV Werder Bremen secures Borussia third place in the Bundesliga and direct entry to the 2015/16 Champions League group stage.
Raffael scores both goals.
Comeback in Florence
After a 0–1 first-leg loss and a 0–2 deficit in Florence, Borussia win 4–2.
Lars Stindl's hat-trick takes the team into the Europa League round of 16.
First qualification for the Champions League round of 16
Real Madrid2:0
Borussia MönchengladbachMatch 1 · December 9, 2020 · Location: Madrid Stadium: Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano
Inter Milan0:0
Shakhtar DonetskMatch 2 · December 9, 2020 · Location: Milan Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe MeazzaBorussia qualify for the Champions League round of 16 for the first time despite losing 2–0 at Real Madrid, as Inter and Shakhtar Donetsk draw 0–0.
The later final whistle in Milan confirms qualification. Gladbach finish second in Group B with eight points, ahead of Shakhtar on their head-to-head record.
First Champions League round-of-16 match
Borussia play their first Champions League round-of-16 match.
Travel restrictions move the first leg against Manchester City to Budapest, where they lose 0–2; Gladbach are eliminated in the return leg.
