Huge blow to Monchengladbach's top-four hopes

Gladbach had been hoping to move into the Champions League spots ahead of Bayer Leverkusen's match against Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, but instead extended its winless away run in the league to nine games with the 2-0 defeat to rock-bottom Hannover.

Anton of Hannover in action against Gladbach

Borussia Monchengladbach's hopes of Champions League qualification suffered a major blow as it went down 2-0 at rock-bottom Hannover on Friday.

Waldemar Anton - who had never previously netted in the Bundesliga - scored the host's opener less than four minutes into the second half.

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19-year-old was found by Noah-Joel Sarenren-Bazee's cut-back and somehow caught out goalkeeper Yann Sommer with a first-time strike to the near post.

It was two for the hosts on the hour-mark as Kenan Karaman's deflected effort bounced off the post, with Artur Sobiech on hand to apply a simple finish from close range.

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Gladbach had been hoping to move into the Champions League spots ahead of Bayer Leverkusen's match against Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, but instead extended its winless away run in the league to nine games.

As a result, Andre Schubert's men could fall six points adrift of the top four with only four matches to play if Leverkusen is victorious and third-placed Hertha Berlin can defeat Hoffenheim.

Hannover, meanwhile, has impressively picked up four points from two games against Champions League-chasing Hertha and Gladbach under new manager Daniel Stendel having lost 13 of their previous 14 fixtures. However, it still sits seven points adrift of the relegation play-off position.