Borussia Mönchengladbach’s social media team couldn’t resist it. As the final whistle blew on their result of the season, probably, of most seasons, there was a post to acknowledge the victory over Bayern Munich. Then, straight away, there was a still of Bill Murray’s misanthropic TV reporter Phil Connors, waiting for Punxsutawney Phil to pop his furry head out of the hatch, with no further comment. This was their, and the champions’, Groundhog Day. Because even against Bayern, Die Fohlen have been here before.
Unbeaten in their past five meetings, losing two of the past nine, winning seven of past last 13 – whichever way you frame it, Gladbach know how to get the best of Bayern better than any of their Bundesliga rivals. Last season, the nearest the Rekordmeister has to a bogey team even dumped them out of the DfB Pokal in emphatic style, with Borussia winning 5-0 at Borussia-Park.
