Danger again in the Monchengladbach box as the ball falls to Nastasic but the defender was losing his footing as he tried to shoot and the effort ended up dribbling into the path of Sommer.
89'
A robust challenge from Herrmann grants Schalke another opportunity to get the ball into the box, but Geis decided to shoot and Sommer punched his effort over the crossbar.
87'
Kehrer flies a cross to the back post and Choupo-Moting keeps the ball in and combines well with Kolasinac to fashion a chance, but once again Sommer makes a save down to his left.
85'
Schalke are chucking men forward now as they try and get the second goal, but they have to go careful as conceding another in this fixture could ruin their chances of progressing when they head to Monchengladbach.
84'
N. Schulz enters the game and replaces J. Hofmann.
F. Di Santo enters the game and replaces G. Burgstaller.
Goalscorer Hofmann comes off for Schulz.
Weinzierl tries to refresh his striking options by introducing Di Santo for Burgstaller.
82'
Monchengladbach are doing really well to ride the pressure here from Schalke. Hecking's side are executing a fantastic European away performance in Gelsenkirchen.
80'
Choupo-Moting is making himself known on the left side as he continues to frustrate the Monchengladbach defence with Kolodziekczak having to come across to provide support for his full-back.
79'
P. Herrmann enters the game and replaces Raffael.
Substitution Raffael Caetano de Araújo Patrick Herrmann
78'
SAVE! A deflected shot from Burgstaller comes off the crossbar and falls to Caligiuri, but the Swiss goalkeeper reacted well to the Italian's shot and pushed his effort wide.
76'
A corner into the Monchengladbach box almost grants Schalke their second as the ball was flicked onto the far post but Nastasic was always stretching and couldn't turn it home.
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74'
SAVE! Choupo-Moting almost made a fantastic impact by weaving into the box and attempting to beat Sommer at the near post but the Swiss goalkeeper done well to push the effort wide.
72'
E. Choupo-Moting enters the game and replaces A. Schöpf.
An attacking sub for Schalke as Choupo-Moting comes on for Schopf.
With Schopf coming off for Choupo-Moting it's likely Schalke are going to modify their shape with a great emphasis on the attack now with more forward-minded players on the field.
70'
Despite this, the atmosphere inside the Veltins Arena hasn't changed. The home support are doing exactly what is expected of them and offering vocal support throughout this fixture.
68'
Sommer has had significantly less to do in this half than in the first. The Swiss goalkeeper was tested on numerous occasions in the first 45, but he's had it easy so far this half.
65'
A. Hahn enters the game and replaces F. Johnson.
An attacking sub for Monchengladbach as Hahn comes on for Johnson.
Whilst Schalke are still in control, it seems Monchengladbach are happy to sit back and counter-attack as they've registered the away goal they clearly desired.
63'
CHANCE! A mistake at the back from Schalke, just a general confusion between Fahrmann and Nastasic, almost presented Hofmann with an open goal but fortunately for the hosts the Serbian was able to sweep the ball clear.
61'
Schalke are still piling on the pressure as the hosts are presented with a corner. Howedes flung himself at a cross at the near post from Geis, but the captain was unable to turn his effort on target.
58'
A training ground free-kick was clipped towards Vestegaard at the back post in Schalke's box, but it clearly wasn't executed correctly as the Danish defender was unable to find another white shirt with his header back into the area.
56'
Kolasinac thought he was presented with a fantastic opportunity to whip a cross into Burgstaller in the box, but just as he was about to do so the linesman flagged him offside.
55'
N. Bentaleb enters the game and replaces B. Stambouli.
Bentleb comes on for Stambouli.
54'
Hofmann manages to break down the right side following a fantastic pass from Dahoud, but as the winger carried the ball into the box he's pushed off it by Nastasic and the chance went begging.
52'
Monchengladbach are starting to retreat into their half as Schalke turn up the pressure. The Foals are being forced to defend much deeper with the Royal Blues commanding the possession.
50'
Kehrer does well on the right side to cut onto his left foot and squeeze a cross through three white shirts and into the box, but Vestegaard was on hand to hook the play away.
48'
The half has started at a great tempo with Schalke coming out of the blocks and attacking Monchengladbach at every opportunity as they attempt to gain the lead in this first leg.
46'
Monchengladbach get the second half underway!
44'
SAVE! Sommer flies across his goal to tip wide a fantastic free-kick from Geis which was sneaking into the bottom corner following a thirty yard drive.
42'
Schalke are starting to play confidently around the Monchengladbach box as the Royal Blues look to apply more pressure onto the visitors as half-time approaches.
40'
Johnson tried to flick a cross into the Monchengladbach box away from danger, but he was only able to poke it to Goreztka just inside the box and the midfielder turned a shot on goal but it was easy enough for Sommer to gather.
38'
T. Jantschke gets yellow.
SAVE! Fahrmann manages to shovel away a deflected shot from range by Stindl by pushing the ball to the left of the goal and then jumping on top of the play as Hofmann attempted to beat the goalkeeper to the loose ball.
Jantschke joins the list of players in the referee's box for a foul on Caligiuri.
36'
Nastasic committed a foul on Johnson as the away side executed a slick counter-attack, but Vestergaard was unable to turn his shot from the set-piece on target despite his effort carrying a lot of powe.
34'
A back-pass from Dahoud almost broke to Caligiuri on the left side, who is making a real nuisance of himself this evening, but luckily for the midfielder Kolodziekczak was able to sweep up.
31'
This is end-to-end stuff! Out of nothing Hofmann finds himself in on goal again - at a much tighter angle than the opener - but this time Fahrmann does well to spread himself and block the winger's effort.
29'
Schalke are full of confidence now! A drilled cross into the Monchengladbach area goes agonisingly wide of the blue shirts in the middle as a chance goes begging for the hosts.
27'
Monchengladbach will be feeling aggravated to concede that goal seeing as they've limited Schalke to half-chance so far, but credit must lie with Burgstaller for a fantastic finish.
25'
G. Burgstaller has scored a goal for Schalke 04! Assist by L. Goretzka.
Burgstaller peeled off Kolodziejczak for a few seconds and Goretzka timed his pass brilliantly to allow the striker a first-time finish past Sommer.
GOAL! We have a game on our hands. Burgstaller fires Schalke level with a fantastic finish across goal and into the bottom corner.
24'
Caligiuri was invited to run at the Monchengladbach defence and have a shot on goal, but fortunately for the away side Vestegaard put his body on the line to block the effort from the attacker.
22'
A teasing ball into the box from Kolasinac allows Stambouli to get forward and connect with a header, but the cross from the full-back was slightly behind the midfielder and he was unable to make a clean connection.
20'
With the away goal for Monchengladbach, Schalke are going to have to come out of the blocks and try and take this match to the Foals - but the home side must be careful with Hecking's team who thrive on the counter-attack.
18'
Such a vital away goal for Monchengladbach! The visitors may not have travelled far to get to Gelsenkirchen, but that strike goes a long way to helping them progress.
15'
J. Hofmann has scored a goal for Borussia M'gladbach! Assist by L. Stindl.
A fantastic through ball from Stindl allowed Hofmann to drive through the Schalke defence and open the scoring for the Foals.
GOAL! Monchengladbach take the lead through Hofmann as the winger breaks through the Schalke defence and manages to prod the ball past Fahrmann, despite the Schalke goalkeeper getting a touch.
14'
J. Geis gets yellow.
Another yellow with Geis mistiming a challenge on Johnson.
13'
No significant chances yet for either side, but the atmosphere inside the Veltins Arena is fantastic with the sell-out home support making a wall of noice for the Royal Blues.
11'
Kehrer's foul has awarded Monchengladbach a free-kick in a dangerous position, but Wendt's cross into the area was too deep and it skims out of the danger zone.
10'
T. Kehrer gets yellow.
Kehrer gets Schalke first yellow of the evening.
9'
Caligiuri manages to get down the left side and tries to open up his body to cross with his right foot, but the winger took too long to shift his weight which allowed Wendt to block his effort.
7'
Monchengladbach are starting to get a bit of a grasp on this match after Schalke had most of the play in the opening five minutes. It's been a fiercely contested game so far this evening.
5'
Geis finds himself in some room approximately thirty yards away from goal so he decided to unleash a shot, but his attempt flew over the crossbar and into the stands.
3'
T. Strobl gets yellow.
Goretzka gets the first opportunity of the match as the ball is shifted out to the German on the right, with the midfielder managing to cut inside to work a shot but his effort dribbles towards Sommer in the Monchengladbach goal.
Strobl gets the first yellow of the match for a late challenge on Goretzka.
1'
Schalke get this match underway!
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Hello and welcome to this live text commentary for this all-German clash in the Europa League! We’ll be guiding you through all the action as it happens between Schalke and Borussia Monchengladbach.
With the sides meeting each other in the previous fixture in the league, Markus Weinzierl and Dieter Hecking have to think carefully about their tactics and how they approach this match. However, with Monchengladbach running away 4-2 winners last time out something has to change for the Royal Blues.
Subs: Meyer, Di Santo, Bentaleb, Choupo-Moting, Badstuber, Huntelaar, Nubel.
Weinzierl is clearly after a different approach in this fixture by moving his side to a 3-4-3 and changing up the left side of the pitch by bringing in Keher, Geis and Kolasinac as the hosts will be looking to get a nice lead in the first leg ahead of their short trip to Monchengladbach in a week.
Despite winning convincingly against Schalke just five days ago, Hecking has opted to change his side around a bit by introducing Kolodziejczak, Hofmann and Strobl into the starting XI but keeping the same formation.
Just five minutes until kick-off! The fans are in the stands, the players are in the tunnel and the atmosphere is building. Not long now.
Half-time in Gelsenkirchen and it's 1-1 between Schalke and Borussia Monchengladbach. The all-German clash has been an exciting affair, but the Royal Blues will be wanting more from this fixture in the second half.
Full time at the Veltins Arena! Schalke are held to a draw and Monchengladbach take the advantage with the away goal and positive result to take to Borussia Park.
That's all from us this evening! Thanks for joining us for this all-German clash in the Europa League.
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