Overview
- Borussia Mönchengladbach sits last in the Bundesliga after six matches without a point, matching a rare negative start in league history.
- Home crowds have declined noticeably, with official attendance well below Borussia-Park capacity and a widely shared clip by Sky reporter Marlon Irlbacher showing sparse upper tiers.
- The club is experiencing visible internal strain: captain Tim Kleindienst publicly criticized teammates and Alexander Blessin is the team’s second head coach this season.
- Reports say sustained financial losses forced repeated sales of key players, including Rocco Reitz, which critics say has eroded squad depth and quality.
- With the next league game offering the chance to set an unwanted record for seven straight opening losses, analysts compare Gladbach’s multi-year slide to Schalke’s 2020/21 collapse as a warning of possible relegation consequences.