Bundesliga test matches: Gladbach celebrates tournament victory – Polter saves Schalke

The Bundesliga clubs are in the middle of the test phase. Here you will find everything you need to know about Sunday’s games.

Gladbach wins mini tournament

Borussia Mönchengladbach won the Cup of Traditions in Duisburg. The team of the new coach Daniel Farke was enough after a 1:0 against the third division club MSV Duisburg against the Spanish first division team Athletic Bilbao to win the tournament.

Duisburg and Bilbao drew 1-1. The playing time was 45 minutes per game.

FC Schalke – FC Augsburg 1:1

Sebastian Polter saved Schalke 04 from a setback three weeks before the start of the Bundesliga season. The newcomer from VfL Bochum equalized for the promoted team in the friendly against league rivals FC Augsburg in Mittersill, Austria, in the 78th minute to make it 1-1 (0-0).

Felix Uduokhai (54th) scored the Augsburg goal in front of 1500 spectators.

Bayer Leverkusen – Panathinaikos Athens 0-0

Bayer Leverkusen is still looking for form three weeks before the start of the league. The Champions League participants had to settle for a 0-0 draw against Greek first division club Panathinaikos Athens in Zell am See, Austria.

Leverkusen starts the new season on August 6th at runners-up Borussia Dortmund.

Kickers Offenbach – 1. FC Cologne 0:2

After the narrow defeat against Italy’s champions AC Milan on Saturday, 1. FC Köln came back with a win on Sunday. The Rhinelanders won 2-0 (1-0) at fourth-division club Kickers Offenbach.

Denis Huseinbasic (12th) and Sargis Adamyan (88th) scored the goals. Huseinbasic moved from Offenbach to Cologne in the summer.