Brazilian Raffael's second-half brace earned Borussia Monchengladbach a 2-0 victory over Stuttgart and their first win in four games. Gladbach had not won since beating Cologne in their opening Bundesliga fixture, drawing two and losing the other since, but two goals in the space of 17 minutes got them back on track. Following a quiet opening half Raffael broke the deadlock in the 57th minut...Full Story »

VfL Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Raffael made a welcome return to training on Tuesday following more than two weeks out with a pulled muscle. The Brazilian playmaker suffered a knock in the 2-1 loss away to FC Schalke 04 in mid-March. Thankfully he did not miss too much action due to the two-week international break, but was absent for the 5-0 thrashing of Hertha Berlin which came before...Full Story »

Borussia Monchengladbach inflicted a second Bundesliga defeat of the season on Bayern Munich to boost their own hopes of qualifying for the Champions League next season with a 2-0 win at the Allianz Arena. Raffael netted both goals for the Foals, who moved back up to third in the Bundesliga, two points clear of fourth-placed Bayer Leverkusen. With Wolfsburg picking up only a point in their t...Full Story »

Borussia Monchengladbach went top of Europa League Group A as goals from Raffael and Patrick Hermann sealed victory over Apollon Limassol. The German side remain unbeaten after four games, with two wins and two draws following this 2-0 success at Tsirion Stadium. The impressive Thorgan Hazard set up Raffael's opener in the 56th minute before substitute Hermann settled it in the dying seconds. ...Full Story »