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Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-2 Barcelona, 2016 Champions League: Match Review

Barcelona remain perfect in the Champions League group stage after two games following a 2-1 comeback victory in Germany against Borussia Mönchengladbach. The Blaugrana needed two second half goals from Arda Turan and Gerard Piqué to win after struggling throughout the match, but facing such a good team in a very tough atmosphere, the Catalan giants will celebrate the three points regardless of the quality of performance.

Possession: Gladbach 29.6% - Barcelona 60.4%

Shots (on target): Gladbach 8 (1) - Barcelona 11 (8)

Offsides: Gladbach 1 - Barcelona 2

Fouls: Gladbach 8 - Barcelona 10

Corners: Gladbach 2 - Barcelona 5

Yellow Cards: Gladbach 0 - Barcelona 3 (Neymar, Piqué, Mascherano)

Luis Enrique made a surprising selection in his starting lineup, choosing to play Paco Alcácer in place of Lionel Messi, with Arda Turan and Rafinha Alcântara, who were most likely to start, on the bench.