Overview

• Club icons such as Günter Netzer, Jupp Heynckes and Lothar Matthäus joined a pre-match ceremony to honor Borussia’s storied past.
• Robin Hack gave Gladbach the lead in the 17th minute and newcomer Kevin Diks scored a 51st-minute penalty in the 2-0 victory over Valencia.
• A 4.5-meter bronze foal statue was revealed outside the stadium as a tribute to the ’70s “Fohlenelf” nickname.
• The sellout crowd of 51,125 watched an elaborate choreographed tribute that also remembered late club figures.
• Gladbach will face Oberligist Atlas Delmenhorst in the DFB-Pokal on August 17 before opening their Bundesliga campaign at home against Hamburger SV.