Gladbach with a rare chance to overload Bayern, but Marcus Thuram's final ball is poor. Bayern have owned it in the first half - they just didn't manage to find the goal their dominance deserved. Gladbach chasing shadows - what's Rose got up his sleeve?

Bayern will be kicking themselves not to be in front, but there's still time. Perisic takes aim following a corner - blocked! Back to to the drawing board for Gladbach at the break, surely...?

We saw Dortmund wilt against Bayern a few weeks ago, but Gladbach are fighting fire with fire in the early stages.

Classic colours for a classic encounter between two classic clubs at Borussia-Park. Let's hope the contest lives up to the billing!

Gladbach are top of the table with 28 points; they were only in a better position after 13 matches in the 1976/77 season, when they had 33 points from 10 wins and three draws. That year, they went on to win the title. The last time they hosted Bayern as league leaders was that same season, when they won 1-0 on 11 December with a goal from Allan Simonsen.

Lewandowski has the same amount of goals as Gladbach’s top three scorers combined (16), but he hasn't scored in his last two league games. The last time he went three Bundesliga matches which he started without a goal was in April of this year; before that it was way back in November 2016. The Bayern No.9 has stuck away three in his last three Bundesliga meetings with Gladbach, although his overall record against the Foals is a somewhat underwhelming - by his goal-den standards, at least - four in 15.

"During my childhood, Gladbach vs. Bayern was always a classic," Hansi Flick recalled of the title-for-title rivalry shared by the two clubs in the 70s. "My brother was a Gladbach fan, I was of course a Bayern fan. We're going there full of confidence. Both teams play with a lot of dynamism. We mustn't allow them too much space."

"We’re first and Bayern are fourth," explained Marco Rose prior to the game. "That’s how it is and we’re not making anything more out of it, but I think it’s cool to be top and we want to stay there… it’s no different to any other game. It’s just a Bundesliga match. We're really looking forward to it and we want to win the game. But we will need to put in an absolutely top performance in order to do this. We want to be brave, stick to how we play football and play like we have been over the past few months. It will be important to work well as a team, keep a high level of physicality to win the ball back quickly, and create enough goal scoring opportunities."

Hansi Flick also shows Gladbach some real respect with his line-up. Joshua Kimmich reverts to right-back following a solid run in defensive midfield, with Benjamin Pavard making way. Jerome Boateng is preferred to Javi Martinez in the middle of the back four, while Thiago and Corentin Tolisso form the midfield pivot. Kingsley Coman comes in on the left wing for Philippe Coutinho who, like Serge Gnabry, has to settle for a place on the bench. Still, that's some Plan B, should Flick need it...

Gladbach have been in rampant form, but Marco Rose has opted for a slighty more conservative approach for the visit of Bayern. Patrick Herrmann, who has had a hand in seven of the Foals' last eight goals - and Breel Embolo - with a hand in three of their four strikes in the win over Freiburg - make way in attack. Lars Stindl is given his first league start since fracturing a shin in April, with Alassane Plea also getting the nod in attack alongside top scorer Marcus Thuram. In midfield, Jonas Hofmann is preferred to Florian Neuhaus, while Matthias Ginter returns at the expense of Tony Jantschke in defence.

Neuer (c) – Kimmich, Boateng, Alaba, Davies – Thiago, Tolisso – Müller, Goretzka, Coman – Lewandowski

Ulreich, Pavard, Martinez, Coutinho, Cuisance, Perisic, Gnabry

Sommer (c) – Lainer, Elvedi, Ginter, Bensebaini – Benes, Zakaria, Hofmann – Stindl - Plea, Thuram

Sippel, Strobl, Kramer, Herrmann, Raffael, Wendt, Jantschke, Neuhaus, Embolo

Gladbach top, Bayern fourth?! Don't worry, you haven't stepped back in time to the 1970s . The Foals have been flying under Marco Rose this term, and currently have a one-point lead over RB Leipzig in second. Defending champions Bayern, who are chasing an eighth consecutive title (the greedy so-and-sos) are four points back in fourth.

Welcome along to the match centre for the game M'gladbach vs. FC Bayern from matchday 14 of the 2019/20 Bundesliga season at the BORUSSIA-PARK. Check back here for full information on the match.