Borussia Mönchengladbach secured their place in the Europa League play-off round after defeating FC Augsburg 2-1 on Wednesday night. The victory was a crucial one for the Bundesliga side, who needed to secure three points against their opponents to progress to the next stage.
The match was a closely contested affair throughout, but it was Borussia Mönchengladbach who eventually came out victorious. The visitors took the lead early on through a goal from Max Meyer, who scored in the 18th minute. However, FC Augsburg were not willing to give up and responded quickly with a goal of their own courtesy of Marco Rüdiger.
Despite being two goals down at half-time, Borussia Mönchengladbach refused to surrender and fought back to level the scores before the break. It was during this period that the visitors were able to take the lead once again through a goal from Benjamin Bensebaini in the 75th minute.
With just over ten minutes left in the match, FC Augsburg pulled one back through a goal from Patrick Schick, but it was too little too late as Borussia Mönchengladbach held on to win the game.
The win will be a huge boost for Borussia Mönchengladbach heading into the final stages of the season, and they will now face either RB Leipzig or Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League play-off round. It is a result that will no doubt provide much-needed momentum for the team as they look to secure a top-four finish in the Bundesliga and potentially qualify for the Champions League.