We're three minutes into the five added on at the end of the 90. Both sides are still pushing, but there's no sign of a breakthrough yet.
90' +1
L. Bénes enters the game and replaces F. Neuhaus.
Getting booked was Neuhaus' final contribution for Gladbach as he's taken off, with attacking midfielder Benes coming on in his place.
90'
F. Neuhaus gets yellow.
Neuhaus earns himself a yellow card now for a late challenge on Bayern substitute Musiala.
88'
Coman slices a shot wide from an acute angle before Goretzka fires an effort against a defender. Bayern are piling pressure on Gladbach but they just can't find a way through.
86'
Kimmich bursts into space down the right and fires a cross in, but Choupo-Moting inadvertently gets in the way and it bounces off his shoulder and behind for a goal-kick.
84'
The referee is unhappy with Gladbach coach Hutter on the sidelines and goes over to show him a yellow card before allowing the game to continue.
82'
B. Sarr enters the game and replaces J. Stanišić.
E. Choupo-Moting enters the game and replaces T. Müller.
Nagelsmann turns to his bench again, replacing Muller with an extra striker in Choupo-Moting as Bayern search for a winning goal.
Substitution Josip Stanišić Bouna Sarr
75'
K. Coman enters the game and replaces L. Sané.
J. Musiala enters the game and replaces S. Gnabry.
The second change is also out wide, with left-winger Gnabry going off for Musiala.
Nagelsmann makes his first changes of the match, with Coman replacing Sane on the right wing.
72'
K. Bennetts enters the game and replaces H. Wolf.
Hutter makes a third change now, with Wolf replaced by Bennetts as Gladbach try to chase a winner.
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68'
Kramer is taken to the sidelines as a precaution, but he's now back on the pitch and is moving freely.
66'
Kramer is down and receiving treatment. It appears to be a problem with his calf, but it may just be cramp. No indication as yet that he will need to be replaced.
64'
J. Hofmann enters the game and replaces P. Herrmann.
M. Thuram enters the game and replaces A. Pléa.
Hutter makes a double-change now, with Plea replaced by Thuram up front in the first alteration.
Surprisingly, the lively Herrmann also goes off, with Hofmann taking his place out wide.
57'
L. Stindl gets yellow.
Stindl earns the first yellow card of the game as he scythes Kimmich down from behind. That was a poor challenge.
50'
Gladbach haven't replicated their fast start to the first half, with Bayern still in control of the game since the restart.
48'
A left-wing cross into the Gladbach area is nodded away, but only as far as Sane, who tries to curl an effort in through the crowd, but it's too central and Sommer holds on.
R. Lewandowski has scored a goal for Bayern Munich! Assist by J. Kimmich.
Kimmich's corner dropped into a dangerous space in the box and Lewandowski sniffed it out before diverting the cross beyond the goalkeeper!
GOAL!!! LEWANDOWSKI FIRES BAYERN LEVEL!!! Kimmich's outswinging corner is met by Lewandowski, who evades his marker in the middle before firing a low volley past Sommer! It was hard and low, but the shot was very close to the Switzerland international and he will feel he could have done better there. It's 1-1!
41'
Lewandowski collects the ball in the box and lays it back for Stanisic, but the defender's wild effort deflects behind for a corner.
39'
The defending champions are really pressing their advantage now. They really want to level the scores before the break.
34'
Bayern are starting to control the game a bit better and are piling pressure on the Gladbach goal now. The visitors are growing into the contest.
22'
Herrmann cuts inside towards the edge of the box and Davies makes a clumsy challenge, felling the Gladbach winger and conceding a free-kick in a dangerous position.
20'
Gladbach's high press continues to disrupt Bayern's attempts to build attacks, with the visitors playing a number of uncharacteristic stray passes into touch.
18'
Gladbach are pressing aggressively and in numbers, making it very difficult for Bayern to build from the back or through midfield. It remains to be seen if the hosts can sustain this approach but, for now, it's working well.
16'
Bayern have finally settled after a very shaky opening 10 minutes, which they were punished for. They still don't look sharp, but Gladbach are no longer carving them apart with ease and the tempo of the game is more controlled now.
12'
That goal had been coming with Gladbach clearly the better side in the opening 10 minutes. Bayern will have to find their feet quickly if they are to avoid conceding another.
10'
A. Pléa has scored a goal for Borussia M'gladbach! Assist by L. Stindl.
Stindl showed both desire and invention as he stretched to reach Kramer's forward pass and divert it into Plea's path, with the Frenchman applying the finishing touch!
GOAL!!! PLEA PUTS GLADBACH AHEAD AGAINST THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS!!! The hosts converge on the ball in midfield and win it before swiftly working it forward to Stindl. The Gladbach skipper slides to prod the ball beyond Upamecano and into the feet of the unmarked Plea, who fires a left-footed shot beyond Neuer and in! It's 1-0 to Gladbach!
1'
The referee's whistle gets the 2021-22 Bundesliga season underway in Monchengladbach!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Bundesliga curtain-raiser between Borussia Monchengladbach and reigning champions Bayern Munich at Borussia-Park.
Bayern will be looking for a strong start to their title defence and their first opponents are a Gladbach side that will be hoping for a vast improvement on last season's disappointing eighth-placed finish.
Borussia Monchengladbach XI (4-2-3-1): Yann Sommer; Stefan Lainer, Matthias Ginter, Nico Elvedi, Joe Scally; Christoph Kramer, Florian Neuhaus; Patrick Herrmann, Lars Stindl, Hannes Wolf; Alassane Plea.
Borussia Monchengladbach substitutes: Jonas Hofmann, Keanan Bennetts, Conor Noss, Tony Jantschke, Marcus Thuram, Luca Netz, Jordan Beyer, Tobias Sippel, Laszlo Benes.
Bayern Munich XI (4-2-3-1): Manuel Neuer, Josip Stanisic, Dayot Upamecano, Niklas Sule, Alphonso Davies; Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka; Leroy Sane, Thomas Muller, Serge Gnabry; Robert Lewandowski.
Bayern Munich substitutes: Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Michael Cuisance, Jamal Musiala, Chris Richards, Kingsley Coman, Sven Ulreich, Tanguy Kouassi, Bouna Sarr, Omar Richards
Despite the promise of their fast start, Gladbach have slowly ceded control of proceedings and Bayern ended the first half firmly on top. Hutter will need his side to press as bravely and intensely as they did at the start of the match if they are to regain the lead. Nagelsmann, meanwhile, can at least take solace in how his men responded to going behind and will expect them to maintain those standards as they search for a winner.
Gladbach travel to face Bayer Leverkusen next, while Bayern meet Borussia Dortmund in the DFL-Supercup final before hosting Koln on their return to Bundesliga action.
Thank you for joining our coverage, we hope you enjoyed the game. Until next time, goodbye!
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