Match-winner put on the spot

– Match-winner Ramy Bensebaini said he needed to be reminded of his role as penalty taker before he scored the late spot-kick to seal a 2-1 win for Bundesliga leaders Borussia Moenchengladbach and left 10-man Bayern Munich seventh in the table.

Defending champions Bayern now trail Gladbach by seven points after their second league loss in a week as Bensebaini scored two second-half goals to seal the hosts’ comeback win at Borussia Park.

A superb Ivan Perisic shot put Bayern ahead before Algeria international Bensebaini powered home a header on the hour mark.

He then showed nerves of steel to convert a late penalty after Javi Martinez was sent off for a second yellow card.

However, the 24-year-old Bensebaini admitted in the heat of the moment he had forgotten he had been nominated Gladbach’s penalty taker.

“After (last Saturday’s 4-2 win against) Freiburg, we decided Breel (Embolo) wouldn’t be taking penalties anymore and it was agreed that I would take the next one, but I had forgotten,” he told Sky.

“It was (replacement goalkeeper) Tobias Sippel who reminded me that it was down to me to take the kick.”

The left-back converted the spot kick, conceded by Bayern defender Martinez, who was sent off, for a clumsy tackle on Gladbach winger Marcus Thuram.

“We’re going to do everything we can to stay top of the league. We’re going to go hard into all the games, then we’ll see,” added Bensebaini. – AFP