Borussia Mönchengladbach suffered a heavy 6-4 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt as they continued their hunt for a first win under new head coach Eugen Polanski.
After a 1-1 draw in their opening game of the season, die Fohlen were desperate to pick up points, but Frankfurt, coming off a 4-3 loss to Union Berlin, quickly made it clear they weren’t going to make it easy.
The game quickly spiraled out of control for Gladbach. In the 11th minute, Robin Koch opened the scoring with a header from a corner, and just four minutes later, Ansgar Knauff doubled the lead, leaving Mönchengladbach reeling.
The visitors’ frail midfield allowed Jonathan Burkardt to make it 3-0, and Farès Chaïbi soon added a fourth, turning the match into a nightmare for the home side.
Just before the break, Can Uzun made it 5-0, cementing his status as the standout performer.
Robin Koch struck again early in the second half to make it 6-0, putting Gladbach on the brink of a historic defeat, their heaviest since the infamous 8-0 loss to Borussia Dortmund in 1953.
A controversial moment saw Yannik Engelhardt handle the ball in the box, but VAR remained silent, sparing the Fohlen from an even bigger humiliation.
Gladbach showed glimpses of life late in the game. Jens Castrop pulled one back in the 73rd minute, Haris Tabakovic followed with another, and Engelhardt made it 6-3 in the 83rd.
Grant-Leon Ranos sealed the scoreline at 6-4 with his first Bundesliga goal for the club. While the result prevented complete embarrassment, it exposed the deep problems that still plague Polanski’s side.
