Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-1 Schalke
Goals: 1-0 Neuhaus (15'), 1-1 Raman (20'), 2-1 Wendt (36'), 3-1 Thuram (52'), 4-1 Wolf (80')

Schalke had a couple of early half-chances, with Mark Uth testing Yann Sommer and American debutant Matthew Hoppe trying his luck from a tight angle. But it was hosts Gladbach who forged ahead, when Breel Embolo's attempt was blocked by Frederik Rönnow and Neuhaus squeezed the rebound through a forest of legs for 1-0. The Royal Blues responded in style, though, as Uth picked up a stray backpass from Thuram and scooped a brilliant ball into the path of Benito Raman, who volleyed into the top corner to bring the visitors level. Schalke were suddenly in the ascendancy and Uth grazed the outside of the post with a well-struck free-kick, but a lack of defensive rigour allowed Gladbach to restore their lead on 36 minutes. Neuhaus picked out Wendt's run on the left, and the Swede drilled in his second goal in the space of four days, after netting in Wednesday's UEFA Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk. Thuram rattled the crossbar from a corner as the hosts finished the half on top, but there was only one goal in it at the interval.

However, it looked like a long way back for Schalke when Gladbach made it 3-1 early in the second half, with a tidy free-kick routine. Matthias Ginter headed Patrick Herrmann's delivery into the path of Alassane Plea, whose shot was blocked by Rönnow – but there was Thuram to bury the rebound from close range. The visitors refused to wave the white flag, with Steven Skrzybski dragging a shot just wide of the target, but Gladbach began to look dangerous every time they went forward. Plea was denied by Rönnow and Thuram squandered a great chance on the counter, before Neuhaus drew a superb one-handed save from the Schalke stopper with a missile from distance. The hosts continued to pour forward, with Herrmann finding the side netting, before substitute Wolf finally swept in their fourth goal after being teed up by Plea. After defeat to Bayer Leverkusen and a draw with Augsburg, Gladbach took three important points to close on the European places, while that's now 25 league games without a win for Schalke, since they beat the Foals on home soil in January.

Highlights

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