Returning Ribery: Bayern have themselves to blame

Bayern Munich suffered their second Bundesliga defeat of the season, as they went down 3-1 to Borussia Monchengladbach.

After dominating the first half, the defending champions were stunned by goals from Oscar Wendt, Lars Stindl and Fabian Johnson after the break.

The runaway Bundesliga leaders, who had won 13 of their 14 previous league games, missed a string of big chances in the first half and also hit the woodwork with Kingsley Coman before imploding after the break.

Bayern is always unsafe until the last second, as they showed again.

Gotze, now sidelined with a groin injury, said he had no idea if Guardiola would extend his stay, but he hopes the former Barcelona coach remains in charge.

The Bavarians looked dazed, with Gladbach taking advantage of their few chances to score a memorable win after netting three times in 14 minutes.

Douglas Costa believes Pep Guardiola is the best coach in the world and says he tries to learn something from the Bayern Munich boss every day.

Question: Coach Guardiola, how did you see the match?

On the other hand, Guardiola has been linked with a move away from Bayern Munich next summer, with a host of top European clubs eager to rope him in.

"It was a sensational performance from us", Schubert said.

We did well in the first half, but didn't execute well, we were not as confident, and did not press as offensively as we should have.

French star Ribery took just six minutes to make an impact after making his first appearance in over nine months for Bayern during their surprise 3-1 loss to Borussia Monchengladbach on the weekend.

Wolfsburg's defence-the second-most stingy in the Bundesliga behind Bayern Munich's-should ensure the match is competitive, but Dortmund forward Marco Reus has burned them for seven goals in as many outings, and then there is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The visitors' task was made more hard 10 minutes later when Sebastian Boenisch was sent off for a challenge on Yanni Regaesel, but Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez equalized with Leverkusen's first shot on goal in the 29th.

There was some good news, however, with winger Ribery set for a much awaited comeback before the end of the year after more than eight months out injured.