Gladbach crush Shakhtar to stay top of Group B

Borussia Moenchengladbach cruised past Shakhtar Donetsk 4-0 on Wednesday to stay top of Champions League Group B. Captain Lars Stindl, who also scored in their 6-0 mauling of Shakhtar in Ukraine this month, put the hosts in the driving seat with a 17th-minute penalty. Nico Elvedi headed in Gladbach’s second goal in the 34th minute […]

Borussia Moenchengladbach cruised past Shakhtar Donetsk 4-0 on Wednesday to stay top of Champions League Group B.

Captain Lars Stindl, who also scored in their 6-0 mauling of Shakhtar in Ukraine this month, put the hosts in the driving seat with a 17th-minute penalty.

Nico Elvedi headed in Gladbach’s second goal in the 34th minute before fellow Swiss international Embolo’s superb bicycle kick in first-half stoppage time made it 3-0.

On resumption, Oscar Wendt whipped in a free kick from the right in the 77th minute and the ball sailed across a crowded box and ended in the back of the net.