Bundesliga (Week 18) : Dortmund beats M'Gladbach 3-1
GERMANY, Jan. 23, 2016 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 18: After losing 2-1 to FC Köln on December 19, BVB bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Mönchengladbach this Saturday.
Borussia Dortmund dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by midfielder Marco Reus in the 41st minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, BVB further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Mkhitaryan '50 and Gundogan Ilkay '75).
Borussia Dortmund remains in second place with 41 points from 18 games, 8 points behind Bayern Munich.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of January 23, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 9 | 39 | 49 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 24 | 26 | 41 |
| 3 | Hertha Berlin | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 33 |
| 4 | Mönchengladbach | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 29 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 27 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 26 |
| 8 | Mainz | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 24 |
| 9 | FC Köln | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 24 |
| 10 | FC Ingolstadt | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 23 |
| 11 | Hamburger SV | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 21 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 20 |
| 14 | Stuttgart | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 18 |
| 15 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 17 |
| 16 | Werder Bremen | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 15 |
| 17 | Hoffenheim | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 14 |
| 18 | Hannover 96 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 31 | -12 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2015-2016
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Overview
Borussia Mönchengladbach
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Eintracht Frankfurt 1-5 Mönchengladbach (17 Oct.)
- Previous game:Mönchengladbach 3-2 Darmstadt 98 (20 Dec.)
- Next game:Mainz - Mönchengladbach (29 Jan.)
Borussia Dortmund
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Borussia Dortmund 5-1 Augsburg (25 Oct.)
- Previous game:FC Köln 2-1 Borussia Dortmund (19 Dec.)
- Next game:Borussia Dortmund - FC Ingolstadt (30 Jan.)
Mönchengladbach
1:3
Borussia Dortmund
1:3 (0:1)
- 23 January 2016
- 18:30
- Mönchengladbach
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 49 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 41 |
| 3 |  Hertha Berlin | 33 |
| 4 | Mönchengladbach | 29 |
| 5 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 28 |
Week 18 Results
| Friday 22 January 2016 | ||||
 | Hamburger SV | 1-2 | Bayern Munich | |
| Saturday 23 January 2016 | ||||
 | Hoffenheim | 1-1 | Bayer Leverkusen | |
 | FC Köln | 1-3 | Stuttgart |  |
 | Hannover 96 | 1-2 | Darmstadt 98 |  |
| Hertha Berlin | 0-0 | Augsburg |  |
 | FC Ingolstadt | 1-0 | Mainz |  |
| Mönchengladbach | 1-3 | Borussia Dortmund | |
| Sunday 24 January 2016 | ||||
 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 15:30 | Wolfsburg |  |
 | Schalke 04 | 17:30 | Werder Bremen |  |