{"id":101160,"date":"2015-03-23T04:50:04","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T04:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=101160"},"modified":"2015-03-23T05:40:36","modified_gmt":"2015-03-23T05:40:36","slug":"leaders-bayern-stunned-at-home-by-monchengladbach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=101160","title":{"rendered":"Leaders Bayern stunned at home by Monchengladbach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"story_continues_1\" class=\"introduction\">Bayern Munich suffered a first home defeat in 11 months as two mistakes from goalkeeper Manuel Neuer helped Borussia Monchengladbach to a 2-0 win at the Allianz Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Neuer, nominated for the Ballon d&#8217;Or in January, allowed shots from Raffael to slip past him either side of half-time.<\/p>\n<p>A disappointing day for Bayern was compounded as Arjen Robben was ruled out for &#8220;several weeks&#8221; through injury.<\/p>\n<p>The winger tore an abdominal muscle and was forced off after 24 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Robben will miss Bayern&#8217;s next game &#8211; the 4 April meeting with Borussia Dortmund following the international break &#8211; and is a doubt for the Champions League quarter-final first leg against Porto on 15 April.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the defeat, Bayern are 10 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.<\/p>\n<p>Nearest challengers Wolfsburg could only draw at Mainz earlier in the day, while Monchengladbach moved up to third.<\/p>\n<p>Defeat was Bayern&#8217;s first at home since being humbled 4-0 in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final by eventual winners Real Madrid in April 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side have scored 20 goals and conceded only two in five successive wins coming into the game, but struggled to break down a disciplined Monchengladbach who made the most of their rare raids forward.<\/p>\n<p>Raffael&#8217;s shot on the half-hour mark should have been a routine stop for Germany international Neuer, but the ball squirmed through his fingers.<\/p>\n<p>After Neuer saw Andre Hahn&#8217;s shot hit the woodwork, another glaring error sealed Bayern&#8217;s fate.<\/p>\n<p>Christoph Kramer set up Raffael at the end of a sweeping Borussia counter-attack and the Brazilian midfielder&#8217;s shot crept beneath Neuer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"story-feature image full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/81831000\/jpg\/_81831872_robben_reuters.jpg\" alt=\"Arjen Robben \" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Arjen Robben has scored 19 goals in 28 appearances for Bayern Munich this season<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-feature image full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/81832000\/jpg\/_81832787_raffael_getty.jpg\" alt=\"Raffael\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Borussia Monchengladbach are eight points clear of fifth-placed Schalke and well set for Champions League qualification<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Source: BBC Sport<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bayern Munich suffered a first home defeat in 11 months as two mistakes from goalkeeper Manuel Neuer helped Borussia Monchengladbach to a 2-0 win at the Allianz Arena. 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