Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Moenchengladbach v Werder Bremen - Borussia-Park, Moenchengladbach, Germany - January 19, 2021 Borussia Moenchengladbach's Nico Elvedi scores their first goal Pool via REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany (Reuters) - Nico Elvedi's second-half header gave Borussia Moenchengladbach a 1-0 win over Werder Bremen on Tuesday, a third victory in four league matches this year that lifted them to seventh in the Bundesliga.
Gladbach, with Breel Embolo out of the squad following allegations he broke COVID-19 lockdown rules and Marcus Thuram suspended, were rarely dangerous up front until Swiss international Elvedi's superb header in the 66th minute from a free kick.
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