Bundesliga (Week 23) : M'Gladbach beats Schalke 04 4-2
GERMANY, Mar. 4, 2017 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 23: Two wins in a row for Mönchengladbach. After their 0-2 win against FC Ingolstadt on February 26, the Foals continued their sensational form in the Bundesliga with a 4-2 victory over Schalke 04 this Saturday.
Fabian Johnson scored dual goals
Mönchengladbach defender Fabian Johnson opened the score in the 28th minute, before seeing Schalke 04 catch up in the 38th minute thanks to Nabil Bentaleb penalty kick. 1-1 at half time. The Foals eventually won the game in the second period with three more goals by Johnson ('64), Wendt ('67) and Raffael Caetano ('76).
Borussia Mönchengladbach climbed to 8th place with 32 points from 23 games, only one point behind 1. FC Köln.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of March 4, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 57 | 13 | 44 | 56 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 24 | 19 | 49 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 25 | 27 | 43 |
| 4 | Hoffenheim | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 41 |
| 5 | Hertha Berlin | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 37 |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 35 |
| 7 | FC Köln | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 33 |
| 8 | Mönchengladbach | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 32 |
| 9 | Bayer Leverkusen | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 38 | -2 | 30 |
| 10 | SC Freiburg | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 30 |
| 11 | Mainz | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 38 | -6 | 29 |
| 12 | Augsburg | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 28 |
| 13 | Schalke 04 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 27 |
| 14 | Werder Bremen | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 43 | -13 | 25 |
| 15 | Wolfsburg | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 23 |
| 16 | Hamburger SV | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 45 | -24 | 20 |
| 17 | FC Ingolstadt | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 39 | -18 | 18 |
| 18 | Darmstadt 98 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 45 | -30 | 12 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
Borussia Mönchengladbach
- Position: 8 +2
- Best performance of the season:Mönchengladbach 4-1 Werder Bremen (17 Sep.)
- Previous game:FC Ingolstadt 0-2 Mönchengladbach (26 Feb.)
- Next game:Hamburger SV - Mönchengladbach (12 Mar.)
FC Schalke 04
- Position: 13 -1
- Best performance of the season:Schalke 04 4-0 Mönchengladbach (2 Oct.)
- Previous game:Schalke 04 1-1 Hoffenheim (26 Feb.)
- Next game:Schalke 04 - Augsburg (12 Mar.)
- 4 March 2017
- 18:30
- Mönchengladbach
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 56 |
| 2 |  RB Leipzig | 49 |
| 3 |  Borussia Dortmund | 43 |
| 4 |  Hoffenheim | 41 |
| 5 |  Hertha Berlin | 37 |
Week 23 Results
| Friday 3 March 2017 | ||||
 | Augsburg | 2-2 | RB Leipzig | |
| Saturday 4 March 2017 | ||||
 | Werder Bremen | 2-0 | Darmstadt 98 |  |
 | FC Köln | 0-3 | Bayern Munich | |
| Hoffenheim | 5-2 | FC Ingolstadt |  |
| Borussia Dortmund | 6-2 | Bayer Leverkusen |  |
 | Mainz | 1-1 | Wolfsburg |  |
| Mönchengladbach | 4-2 | Schalke 04 | |
| Sunday 5 March 2017 | ||||
 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 15:30 | SC Freiburg |  |
 | Hamburger SV | 17:30 | Hertha Berlin | |