Borussia Moenchengladbach’s unbeaten run that has seen them emerge as the toughest challengers to leaders Bayern Munich has revived memories of the all-conquering team of the 1970s ahead of Sunday’s clash with Borussia Dortmund.
Gladbach, five-time champions from 1970 to 1977, have this season equalled the 17-game unbeaten run of the great 1970/71 team coached by Hennes Weisweiler to stay four points off the Bavarians along with VfL Wolfsburg, who are second on goal difference.
On Sunday they face troubled Dortmund, who may have booked a Champions League knockout spot early on Tuesday but have lost seven of their 10 league games so far to lie in 17th place.
“To be honest I did not even know until last week that we could equal a record,” said winger Ibrahima Traore.
Unbeaten in 10 league matches as well as in the Europa League and German Cup, Gladbach have been moulded into a winning outfit since Swiss coach Lucien Favre took over in 2011 to narrowly save them from relegation. They certainly did not do it the easy way, losing key players in the past seasons.
