Borussia Dortmund vs Borussia Mönchengladbach: Three key battles
By Stuart Gent
Borussia Dortmund face a tough test against Borussia Mönchengladbach on the opening day of the new Bundesliga season.
Happy new Bundesliga season to all fellow Borussia Dortmund fans. After a great 0-5 DFB Pokal cup win against MSV Duisburg, the Black and Yellows begin their league campaign at home this Saturday against top four chasing Borussia Mönchengladbach.
This is not the first time these two teams have met on the opening day of the season. Casting back through the records, they met on the 15th of August, 2015 in a game that Borussia Dortmund won 4-0 thanks to goals from Marco Reus, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and a brace from Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Borussia Mönchengladbach finished last season in fourth place and will provide a stern test, as Dortmund look to lay down a marker and show that they are ready to fight it out once again with Bayern for the title. So let us dive straight in and look at some areas where the game can be won and lost on Saturday.